Mao's China: 1966-1976 - Statistics

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However, Mao soon became disillusioned with him, believing him inexperienced in politics and for closely allying himself with radicals such as Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao instead of trying to cultivate better relationships with Party veterans. Mao then delegated more power to this Party veteran instead	Deng Xiaoping	100%
As Red Guard actions become more uncontrollable, Mao launched this movement to send Red Guards to the rural areas of China with the intention of them learning from peasants so that they would no longer cause dissent in China's cities	Down to the {Countryside} Movement	100%
This play, written by the vice-mayor of Beijing, Wu Han about this Ming Dynasty official who criticized the tyrannical emperor was denounced as a allegory of Peng Dehuai's purge as a result of his criticism of Mao's Great Leap Forward	{Hai Rui} Dismissed From Office	100%
After cracking down, the radicals seized the opportunity to scapegoat Deng for the demonstrations and purged him from all governmental positions. Hoping for unity within the Party, Mao nominated this obscure political figure as the next premier and as his next successor, supposedly uttering the words "With you in charge, I am at ease" to him	Hua Guofeng	100%
In Shanghai, After receiving support from central authorities in Beijing over opposition from Party Secretary Chen Pixian's in the Anting incident and during a conflict between the rival Scarlet Guards organization, the Worker's Headquarters organization under the leadership of Wang Hongwen seized control of the city in this incident	{January} Storm	100%
Mao's wife, who was the leader of this faction. During the Cultural Revolution, she used her influence to transform Chinese theatre, culminating in the Eight Revolutionary Operas.	Jiang Qing	100%
At the 1969 Party Congress, China's constitution was revised to explicitly refer to this man as Mao's Close Comrade in Arms and successor. He previously served as Minister of Defense since the purging of Peng Dehuai in 1959	Lin Biao	100%
Labeled as China's number one capitalist roader since the start of the Cultural Revolution and after being stripped of all positions within the government and the Party in 1968, this man died in prison in 1969, only being rehabilitated in 1980	Liu Shaoqi	100%
In 1968, after receiving this fruit as gift from Pakistan, Mao gave them to the propaganda team at Tsinghua University, resulting in them being worshipped by the team and citizens	Mangos	100%
This man, who was the Party Secretary of Beijing, was purged by Mao due to his leadership of the Five Man Group, which drafted the above document limiting the debate of the play to be academic. This opposed both Mao's beliefs to put politics above everything and Mao's decision to criticize Wu Han's play	Peng Zhen	100%
In addition to holding meetings with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to start relations, the two countries sent their table tennis teams to each others country, which improved relations further. This coined this term, which refers to improved diplomacy between the two countries as a result of the exchange of teams	{Ping Pong} Diplomacy	100%
In July, 1971, this President of the United States announced he would visit China in 1972. This caused an uproar in Taiwan and South Korea especially, as they believed that the United's States commitment to the security of their countries against their Communist neighbors was decreasing	Richard Nixon	100%
During the President's visit to China, he negotiated this document with Zhou Enlai detailing the Taiwan Question, which dealt with the nature of Taiwan's independence, as well as general relations between China and the United States	{Shanghai} Communique	100%
Beginning in March of 1969, border clashes with this country occurred on the Ussuri river near Zhenbao island. This strengthened the army's role in the government and hastened Mao's Third Front scheme to move factories further within China's interior	Soviet Union	100%
Name one of leading participants in the above. Although they were renowned within the Party and the military, they were unable to stop the Cultural Revolution, with many of them making self-criticisms for their hostility towards the Cultural Revolution	Tan Zhenlin \| Ye Jianying \| Chen Yi \| Xu Xiangqian \| Nie Rongzhen \| Li Fuchun \| Li Xiannian	100%
In 1973, Mao dubbed this ultra-leftist faction within the party this name. After Mao's death in 1976, the members of this group were arrested	The {Gang} of Four	100%
On January 8th, 1976, Zhou Enlai died. Because he represented someone who wanted to mitigate the excesses of the Cultural Revolution, the radical faction and Mao attempted to downplay his achievements. During the April Qingming festival to honor the dead, thousands of people went to this place in Beijing to pay their respects to Zhou	Tiananmen Square	100%
Later in 1971, the Republic of China was expelled from this world organization, replacing it with the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong. Before 1971, China was represented by government of Chiang Kai-shek on Taiwan	United Nations	100%
Mao and Zhou Enlai considered better relations with this Cold War superpower as a result of the border clashes on the Ussuri River and because of the death of Lin Biao, who was rumored to oppose better relations with this country	United States	100%
In this city, Chen Zaidao, the military region commander, sided with the conservative organization, the Million Heroes and began to crack down against the more radical organizations. Chen was subsequently purged later in the month, ending the attempt to restore order in the city	Wuhan	100%
Within the military, this Marshal and Party veteran began to consolidate his power after the death of Lin Biao due to his loyalty to Mao. In 1975 he became the Minister of Defense and was ranked number five in the Politburo Standing Committee since 1973	Ye Jianying	100%
At the time, this man served as China's premier and was the second most powerful person in China after Lin Biao's death. But after being diagnosed with Bladder Cancer in 1972, he began to transfer more of his power to the first ranked Vice Premier	Zhou Enlai	100%
In 1969, Mao hosted the Party's first congress since 1956. During it, Mao declared an "end" to the Cultural Revolution, elevated his supporters to high positions and formalized the purge of many Party members	{9th} National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party	80%
At the start of the Cultural Revolution, students on China's universities as well as civilians would put up these types of posters in support of the Cultural Revolution and to denounce their perceived political enemies	Big Character Posters	80%
After hearing many complaints from student leaders about the Party's attempt to quell their dissidence, Mao wrote and published his own poster declaring his support for the students. The text of the of poster meant this, which encouraged students to rebel against authority	{Bombard} the Headquarters	80%
Originally a political theorist that elaborated on Mao Zedong Thought, this man was elevated to the position of leader of the Cultural Revolution Group in 1966. After beginning to side with Lin Biao's group in 1970 and criticizing Mao's supporter Zhang Chunqiao, he was purged	Chen Boda	80%
Trying to oust the premier from power, the radical faction within the Party launched this campaign to criticize traditional elements of Chinese society, including this ancient Chinese philosopher. Eventually, this campaign was joined with another campaign against Lin Biao	Criticize Lin, Criticize {Confucius}	80%
As the leading member of the Central Case Examination Group, this man was responsible for fabricating false evidence in order to purge members of the Party and other potential rivals to the Cultural Revolution. He was expelled from the party posthumously in 1980	Kang Sheng	80%
This massive demonstration was seen with unease by the radicals. Now replacing his private secretary as his primary liaison with the Party, this man, who was Mao's nephew managed to convince Mao to suppress it	Mao Yuanxin	80%
In 1964, this book was compiled by the Minister of National Defense in order to strengthen Mao's Cult of Personality. During the Cultural Revolution, it was would be recited and carried by most of China's population	Quotations From Chairman Mao	80%
Group of radical students and youths who mobilized to defend Mao's ideas from the central government. Mao and his followers would host a total of 8 rallies for them in Tiananmen Square in 1966	Red Guards	80%
Shanghai was then declared as a People's Commune, but after Mao expressed his disapproval with the term as he thought it would weaken the central government, Shanghai was reorganized into this. With Mao's subsequent support, these organizations appeared throughout China	Revolutionary Committees	80%
On July 28th, 1976, this massive earthquake occurred around this city in Hebei province, making it the deadliest earthquake in recent history. Superstitiously, this earthquake came to represent a loss of the Mandate of Heaven, foreshadowing that the current government would fall soon. Six weeks later, Mao died and around a month later, the Gang of Four was arrested	Tangshan	80%
Along with the song "Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman", this song was played repeatedly in propaganda. In addition, it replaced the song "March of the Volunteers" as the unofficial national anthem during the early years of the Cultural Revolution	"The East is Red"	80%
In order to re-invent Chinese culture, traditional elements of it including ideas, customs and habits were referred to as this and were targeted for reform, leading to the destruction of many historical pieces of Chinese history	The Four {Olds}	80%
Within the above organizations, three types of revolutionary groups were supposed to share power. However, of the three groups, this one began to take an increasing dominant role within these organizations, leading to a decline in civilian control of the local governments throughout the country. The other two were mass organizations and local revolutionary Party cadres	The Military	80%
The chief of Mao's bodyguard who replaced the above due to his loyalty to Mao. After Mao's death, he would be instrumental in ousting the Gang of Four from power. Afterwords, he unsuccessfully supported Hua Guofeng in his power struggle with Deng Xiaoping, being relieved of all governmental positions by 1980	Wang Dongxing	80%
At the same time, Mao also brought this former Shanghai worker to Beijing, elevating him to the position of Vice Chairman and making him the third ranking member of the new Politburo Standing Committee at the 10th National Congress. Mao believed that this man, who possessed the revolutionary credentials of being a leftist and a worker could possibly be his successor	Wang Hongwen	80%
Not wanting the student unrest to get out of control, Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping sent these Party groups to universities in order to re-establish control. However, they did not anticipate that Mao supported the more radical factions within universities	Work Teams	80%
As Minister of Public Security until his death in 1972, this man refused to prosecute Red Guard groups and other radical organizations or crack down on any violence committed by them. He was expelled from the party posthumously in 1980	Xie Fuzhi	80%
This man authored the criticism of Wu Han's play. He would end up becoming a leading politician in China during the Cultural Revolution as was one of the members of the ultra-leftist Gang of Four	Yao Wenyuan	80%
Member of the Cultural Revolution Group who was instrumental in both legitimizing the Worker's Headquarters and in allowing them to seize power in Shanghai. He would later be named one of the members of the ultra-leftist Gang of Four and would be a leading politician during the remainder of the Cultural Revolution	Zhang Chunqiao	80%
In 1968, this campaign was launched in order further purge reactionary elements within the Party. This lead to both supporters of Liu Shaoqi to be purged as well as radical elements throughout China, signaling and end to the dominance of radical civilians in the country	Cleansing the {Class} Ranks	60%
In 1975, the radicals launched another campaign to criticize Deng, this time criticizing his ability to only follow Mao's instructions regarding economic development and not Mao's political line of Continuous Revolution.	Counterattack the {Right-Deviation}ist Reversal-of-Verdicts Trend	60%
As the Cultural Revolution began to spread rapidly throughout the country, Party veterans and military leaders voiced criticism of the Cultural Revolution in this event	February {Countercurrent}	60%
Other than the title of Chairman, Mao was referred to using the Four Great Titles, name one of them	Leader \| Teacher \| Supreme Commander \| Helmsman	60%
This man, who was Lin Biao's son and author of the coup plot was mysteriously killed in a plane crash on September 13th, 1971 in Mongolia. Along with him, his father and mother were also killed. His sister, Lin Liheng did not board the plane and attempted to warn the central authorities of Lin's flight	Lin Liguo	60%
At the congress, Mao also elevated his new successor's supporters to positions within the politburo. Name one of the people in this group who was elevated during the congress. Four of the members were army generals and the other one was the wife of Mao's successor	Li Zuopeng \| Wu Faxian \| Qiu Huizuo \| Huang Yongsheng \| Ye Qun	60%
In 1970 a conference was held at this mountain to discuss the position of State Chairman which was abolished with Liu Shaoqi's purge. Mao insisted on keeping the position abolished, whereas his successor preferred to restore the position with Mao in the role, widening the rift between Mao and his successor	Lushan	60%
Mao then had this document published, which declared the Cultural Revolution. It put emphasis on eliminating reactionary elements from the government, the army, and the party as well as alluding to Liu Shaoqi as a revisionist "Khrushchev"	May 16th Notification	60%
These schools, named after a document containing Mao's views on Socialism were formed throughout the country starting in 1968. They were intended to teach Party cadre through primarily hard labor with some study of Mao's teachings	{May Seventh} Cadre School	60%
At Peking University, this academic administrator put up a poster denouncing the staff as bourgeois elements. Her poster was well received by Mao, who ordered it to be circulated throughout China's media. This increased the popularity of the posters and encouraged other universities to rebel	Nie Yuanzi	60%
As a response to border clashes, Mao's successor issued this order to put the army on full alert in case a war was imminent. As the order was issued without prior approval from Mao, this made Mao concerned that his successor was acting against him	Order {Number One}	60%
Mao then began to decrease the role of the army in the government in order to weaken his successor's power base. Mao wanted Lin and his supporters to deliver self-criticisms but Lin refused to give one, angering Mao. This plot was then organized which was an attempted coup against Mao	Project 571	60%
On August 8th, 1966, this document, formally named the "Decision Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," was published. It elevated the Cultural Revolution from a student movement to a nationwide movement as well as defining the objectives of the Cultural Revolution further	The Sixteen Points	60%
On August 23rd, 1967, the embassy of this country was burned by Red Guard groups. Fearing that the army would become disillusioned with the Cultural Revolution, Mao scapegoated Wang Li, Guan Feng, and Qi Benyu, leading members of the Cultural Revolution Group for the extremities of the Cultural Revolution	United Kingdom	60%
By 1973, Mao could barely speak or move after his health increasingly declined after the death of Lin Biao. As a result, three women acted as his liaisons with the Party. One of them was his private secretary, one was an interpreter, and the other one was his niece. Name one of them	Zhang Yufeng \| Wang Hairong \| Tang Wensheng	60%
After Lin Biao's death, Mao contemplated bringing back Party veterans who were purged during the Cultural Revolution back to their previous government posts. To publicly show his support for this, Mao attended the funeral of this Chinese Marshal in 1972. This Marshal was semi-purged during the Cultural Revolution	Chen Yi	40%
Defending Wu Han, the Party Secretary of Beijing published this document, which declared that the play had no political context and was merely an academic piece	{February} Outline	40%
Fearful of a possible coup attempt from Lin's supporters, Mao appointed this general as the new commander of the Beijing Military Region due to his loyalty to Mao. In 1973, he was a made a member of the Politburo Standing Committee until he resigned from this position in 1975	Li Desheng	40%
This ally of the Party Secretary of Beijing, Minister of Culture, and Director of the Propaganda Department was purged due to his support of the above document and because of his support of the Party Secretary. In addition, his character was also attacked when his wife was accused of allegedly sent letters accusing the Minister of National Defense's wife of being unfaithful	Lu Dingyi	40%
This Chief of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission was purged due to his reluctance to politicize the army with Mao Zedong thought and because he was seen as a rival to the Minister of National Defense	Luo Ruiqing	40%
In May 1966, this man was elevated to be the fourth most powerful person in China. However, months later, he would be purged due to his uneasy relationship with Jiang Qing and for trying to suppress some of the more radical actions of the Red Guards	Tao Zhu	40%
Along with Xie Fuzhi, this man, who was now one of the leading propagandists in the Party was sent to the city to order Chen to stop his suppression against the radicals. However, after delivering an inflammatory speech condemning the Million Heroes and the regional army, he and Xie were captured by elements of Chen's army before being rescued	Wang Li	40%
The Director of the General Office, which is in charge of internal communications within the central government was purged for allegedly wiretapping Mao's private residences and trains and for be labeled as a supporter of Liu Shaoqi	Yang Shangkun	40%
To weaken Deng, the radicals began to attack him and other Party veterans by accusing the Ministry of Transportation of working with foreigners by wanting to buy more foreign ships for transport. The resulting incident is named after this ship, which was made domestically and was used by the radicals as an excuse to criticize the Ministry of Transportation	{Fengqing} Incident	20%
The same campaign then extended its criticism to the Duke of Zhou and this famous Chinese novel in order to target the premier and the pragmatic faction of the Party	The Water Margin	20%

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