Cultural Rev. Committees replace CCP, 1968
Military commanders, Red guards, "correct" party members
Primary and high schools reopened, fall 1968
What was the quality of education in this period?
What had children in Wild Swans been doing before schools reopened (Chapter 21)?
16 million city dwellers
Students over 16
*"Capitalist roaders"
Intellectuals
Purpose
“To learn from the peasants”
Social control
In Wild Swans, what was the author’s experience like in Ningnan (chap. 22)?
Cultural Revolution Committees diminish in importance
Disappears, Sept. 1971
11 of 21 politburo members purged
Lin accused of plotting coup d’etat, July 1972
Scapegoated for “excesses” of Cultural Revolution
Low quality education
Entrance based upon background and connections
Jung Chang enters Sichuan Univ., Fall 1973
To what extent was the violence of the Cultural Revolution caused by traditional elements of culture existing since the imperial period?
To what extent can the Cultural Revolution be blamed on Chairman Mao or policies instituted under the PRC?
