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Section III (Personalities): Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China
Quick questions on Mao's succession crisis and death: HSC Modern History Personality
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What is the Gang of Four, 1973 to 1976?Show answer
The Gang of Four (Si ren bang) consisted of:
What is 1976?Show answer
Zhou Enlai died on 8 January 1976. Hua Guofeng (Public Security Minister) was named Acting Premier on 7 February, bypassing Deng and the Gang of Four. The 1976 spring Qingming Festival saw spontaneous mourning at the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen. On 4 to 5 April 1976 about 2 million people in Beijing left wreaths and poems many of which attacked the Gang of Four. The Beijing militia cleared the square on the night of 4 to 5 April 1976; clashes followed.
What is the arrest of the Gang of Four, 6 October 1976?Show answer
On 6 October 1976 Hua Guofeng, Marshal Ye Jianying (Defence Minister), and Wang Dongxing (head of the 8341 Unit, the Central Guards) executed a swift arrest of Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. Mao Yuanxin (Mao's nephew and liaison) and other Gang associates were also arrested. The action was a CCP elite coup that ended the Cultural Revolution.
What is zhou Enlai died on 8 January 1976?Show answer
Hua Guofeng (Public Security Minister) was named Acting Premier on 7 February, bypassing Deng and the Gang of Four. The 1976 spring Qingming Festival saw spontaneous mourning at the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen. On 4 to 5 April 1976 about 2 million people in Beijing left wreaths and poems many of which attacked the Gang of Four.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is Mao's last directive to Hua Guofeng (April 1976). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the succession to Mao. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the succession crisis of 1971 to 1976 was a product of the Cultural Revolution. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Frederick Teiwes and Roderick MacFarquhar on the succession crisis. [10 marks]
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