1957 Hundred Flower's Campaign
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• Causes
• Mao felt that he was in touch after travelling widely in China
• "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of though contend".
• Nature
• Policies and individuals attacked
• On grounds of lack of realism, corruption, inefficiency
• After initial hesitation, much criticism followed.
• Eventually stopped
• Effects
• Critics forced to retract
• Critics forced into re-education
• Best minds lost

Other Notes in this Category

1. 1949 Immediate Actions
2. 1949-1952 Consolidation
3. 1953-7 First Five Year Plan
4. 1957 Hundred Flower's Campaign
5. 1958-1962 Great Leap Forward
6. 1962-1966 Power Struggle
7. 1966-70 Cultural Revolution

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