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Red Scarf GirlbyJi-Li Jiang   Time Line of Modern China Establishment of the People’s Republic of China Chairman Mao Zedong formed government. Mao began land-redistribution giving peasants land formerly owned by landlords. He built new industries. 1956- 1957 The Hundred Flowers Movement and Anti-Rightist Campaign Mao invited the public to criticize government officials. Criticism was much harsher than expected and attacks Mao’s leadership. Mao cracked down on hundreds of thousands of people, mostly labeled intellectuals who were sent to labor reform camps. 1958-1960 The Great Leap Forward Mao designed a plan to rapidly modernize China. Mao ordered rural Chinese to form communes to farm the land and operate industry more efficiently. Mao’s over zealous implementation of policies and bad weather resulted in massive famine causing the deaths of 20 million Chinese. 1962-1965: Mao’s doubts about China’s future began to grow Chairman Mao was increasingly unhappy about the direction China was taking since Great Leap Forward and now thought that China was in endanger of returning to capitalism. 1966 The Cultural Revolution Begins Bound Feet The Red Guards swear to destroy the “Four Olds” Old Culture Old Customs Old Habits Old Ideas Students were encouraged to learn Mao’s sayings and to criticize their teachers and Party officials. Old artifacts were destroyed to make room for the new. Teachers, professionals, Party officials and other “black elements” were humiliated, criticized, and sometimes physically beaten. 1968 Red Guards Students from high schools and universities who swore loyalty to Mao spontaneously formed Red Guard units. The Red Guard was given the freedom to criticize whomever they wished. Red Guard started fighting amongst themselves. Mao sent in the army to bring order to the cities. As many as 16 million young people from the cities were sent to the rural areas to be re-educated by the peasants. 1968-1972 Political