Started in 1966 Restored Mao to undisputed authority The Little Red Book Rivals were purged Early 1970’s they are restored to power By 1976, Mao consolidated the CCP and

established better relations with USA and recover a seat in UN for China

• It was not known whether Mao favored leftist or rightist

• The Rightists or Moderates were the wing of CCP led by Zhou Enlai, the Prime Minister

• He did not want to repeat mistakes of Great Leap and he wanted to move China forward with economic reform

• Deng Xiaoping excused of taking the capitalistic road• In 1969, Deng was sent down to countryside and placed

under house arrest there• Deng returns to Beijing in 1973• After Cultural Rev, there was a restoration of rightist and

the strength of the Party

Mao was thought to favor the Leftists-more radical wing of CCP

Favored using revolutionary ideology Jiang Qing-jyahng cing-was the leader of the

Gang Read and take notes on pages 213-214 Then, read Sources A and B on page 214 Do Student Section on page 215

Zhou Enlai died in Jan of 1976 The Gang of Four made sure that only a

limited period of mourning was allowed for the leader of the Rightists

Hua Guofeng became the new Prime Minister He was a leftist, but more moderate than the

Gang Hua disliked the Gang b/c Jiang Qing

expressed her opinions loudly

Examine source D on page 216 Then, do question on page 217 After completing the question on your own,

read over student responses and examiner’s hint and comments

In 1976, crowds of people defied the Party and turned the traditional Qing Ming festival into a demonstration of loyalty for Zhou Enlai

Thousands of wreaths laid out in Tiananmen Square in Beijing

The Politburo denounced this as counter-revolutionary but the April 5th Movement or the Tiananmen Square Incident of 1976, symbolized public protest against the gov’t

Deng was blamed for encouraging the protestors

The Gang did not have Mao’s protection Hua had the Gang arrested They were accused of plotting to assassinate

Hua Hua secured his position for succession Read Source E and answer question on page

219

Hua needed to call a meeting of the Central Committee to be confirmed as Chairman of CCP

The Third Plenum was held in July 1977 Hua was confirmed Chairman and Deng

was restored to his role in the leadership of the Party

Gang put on trial in 1980 This allowed time for them to be

forgotten and for the Rightists to consolidate control

Copy bullet pts on page 221

Hua was the Chairman of the CCP, but his hold on power was not secure

He did not arouse support either from the Left or Right

In 1977, Deng was restored to former position in the Party and Hua was pushed to the side

Deng undermined Hua In 1978, Deng returned to a real position of

influence during the Third Plenum of the Central Committee Meeting of the Eleventh National People’s Congress

Emancipate the mind, seek the truth form facts and unite as one in looking to the future

Read Sources A and B and answer question on page 223

Hua resigned as Premier of the State Council in 1980

Zhao Ziyang replaces Hua General Secretary of the Party was Hu

Yaobang In 1982 Hua resigns as Chairman