Cultural Revolution & Fascism in Italy

Cultural Revolution

Initiated by Mao Zedong to purify Chinese communism and society by strictly adhering to Marxism, involving violent purges and attacks on authority figures.

What are the features of totalitarian states?

Single-party dictatorship, state control of the economy, police spies, strict censorship, indoctrination through schools and media, and unquestioning obedience to a single ruler

What is fascism?

Ideology supporting extreme nationalism, totalitarianism, prioritizing state interests over individuals, aggressive foreign expansion, and glorification of action, violence, discipline, & loyalty to the state.

What was the Great Leap Forward?

a failed 5-year economic plan created by Mao Zedong and the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)

What set off Mao to induct the Cultural Revolution?

the failure of the Great Leap Forward

What was Mao’s motivation to begin the Cultural Revolution?

his belief that China needed a cultural reawakening to prevent the growing inefficiency of the bureaucratic system (bureaucratic degeneration) & his wanting to regain control of the CCP and of China

CCP

Chinese Communist Party

What is Marxism?

an economical and political theory supporting the ideas of German philosopher Karl Marx and pointing out the flaws behind the theory of capitalism

What damage did the Cultural Revolution do to China?

The Cultural Revolution created an environment of suspicion and unrest, causing Chinese citizens to turn on one another because of all the ongoing violence around them for the promotion of Mao’s ideals.

The four olds are old…

customs, habits, ideas, and culture

The youth fighting in favor of Mao’s ideals were called the…

Red Guards

The Red Guards wanted to…

preserve the communist revolution and root out the four olds