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The opening shots: August to October 1966
Mass rallies in Beijing, China. 1966 -
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Timeline timespan
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The opening shots: August to October 1966
Eradication the four olds. -
Widening and deepening: October 1966 to January 1967
Denuciation of liu shaoqi and xiaoping -
Widening and deepening: October 1966 to January 1967
The January Storm, strikes in the on the ports and railways in and around shanghai.
January revolution. -
A Critical moment: February 1967- The invention of the PLA
February crackdown- the supression of radical groups. -
Radicalisation: February to August 1967
The PLA were criticised for the february crackdowns due to the fact that Mao supported the radicals. -
A Critical moment: February 1967- The invention of the PLA
Imposed general limits on the force of Red guards travel around the country. -
The Final Phase: August 1967 to April 1969
May 16 group was blamed for radical behaviour and chaos. -
Radicalisation: February to August 1967
July -Tension rose between conservative workers and the radical revolutionaries. -
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Grand alliances
18 provinces established revolutionaries committees -
The Final Phase: August 1967 to April 1969
Purge of the Red Guards
10 million were suspected
3 million detained for questioning
2,000 foreign ministry officals were purged -
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Rustication Programme
young city people were sent to the countryside to live and work
5 million were sent to study and work in villages. -
The Final Phase: August 1967 to April 1969
