- 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)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Class Notes 3/12
Cultural Revolution:
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