History 2601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Peng Dehuai, Nth Root, Counter-Revolutionary
28 Mar 2017
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20th century , 70"s and 60"s t the cultural revolution tore china apart and left deep scars on the psyche of the nation that are still felt today. 20. 1 cultural revolution was not an isolated event, part of a much bigger problem developing through the 20th century. China is politically diverse and the political believes depend on if they support or oppose confucianism. Kongzi as proxy fro political rivalries when yuan shikai died in 1916 the conservatives lost a powerful advocate and cai returned to prominence. New youth - anti confucianism - chen duxiu. Wu argues that the ethical system had done nothing but turn china into a big factor for the production of obedient subjects in 1928 the political winds shifted again the kmt finally took over northern china. Kmt attempted to snuff out a left wing student movement developing in a college.
