History GCSE
The shifting strategies of Mao Zedong
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Mao unleashed the Red Guards to gain power but used the PLA to crush them when they threatened state stability, then launched the rustication campaign to dismantle their power base.
Topics that use The shifting strategies of Mao Zedong
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 4 The end of the Cultural Revolution, 1968–76 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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