History A-Level
Rural relocation of urban youth
What Rural relocation of urban youth means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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From 1968 the ‘up to the mountains and down to the villages’ campaign sent millions of urban educated youths to rural areas, reducing city unrest and spreading Maoist authority.
Topics that use Rural relocation of urban youth
- The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Anarchy, terror and social breakdown
- capitalist roaders
- Decline of the Gang of Four and Mao’s death
- Mao’s personality cult and youth mobilisation
- Military restoration of order
- Rehabilitation of senior leaders
- The ‘four olds’ and cultural destruction
- foreigners living in China
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