Friday, March 12, 2010

Class Notes 3/12

Cultural Revolution:
  • Mao purged enemies, similar to Stalin's Great Terror
  • Mao tried to "purify" the communist party, in order to avoid repeating Capitalism or being like the Nationalists.
  • People were arrested for criticizing Mao's wife
  • China considered both the United States and USSR to be imperialists and threats
  • Russia was seen as the bigger threat, so China tried to talk to the US (President Nixon's visit to China)

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