MLA Citation
Lynch, Michael. "Mao Zedong: Liberator or Oppressor of China? (Cover Story)." History Review, no. 43, Sept. 2002, p. 10. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=7245819&site=ehost-live.
Date
September 1, 2002
Research Notes
Quotations:
“The worship of Chairman Mao Zedong was extreme, but it was not wholly irrational. It was a recognition of what he had achieved for China. Those many millions of Chinese who ritualistically intoned 'Mao, Mao, Mao Zedong' saw him as the supreme hero who had freed their country from a century of humiliation at the hands of the foreigner,” (p. 10)

Paraphrasing:
Imperial China
Mao Zedong was born into a deeply troubled land (1893)
Believed it (China) was superior to Western
- A-Level History - Marked by Teachers.com.” Marked by Teachers, www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/history/why-did-mao-launch-the-cultural-revolution-in-1966.html.
Date
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Research Notes
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Quotations:
“The reasons behind the Cultural Revolution are much debated. Little is known about why Mao launched it, I have come to the conclusion the Mao wanted to take control of China and was tired of not being involved in politics. However some may argue that the Cultural Revolution was a purely existential act, merely a spontaneous period of brutality and rage with no motives behind it.” (p. 1)

Paraphrasing:
Why did Mao Launch the Cultural Revolution in 1966?
Post Great Leap Forward (1961)
Recovery Period:
Mao takes a step back from the communist party and appoints Liu Shaoqi as chairman
Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping (General Secretary) introduce their own policies
Policies: Reinvigorate agriculture and commerce
Result: Increase of grain harvest production levels (equal to levels of 1957)
Mao Zedong not pleased with the new policies
Viewed this as a subtraction of communism
Introduction of more liberal agriculture
Economic systems (retracting