HST 296 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Deng Xiaoping, Utopia, Four Olds
Document Summary
Utopianism: a movement that calls for the creation of an ideal society perhaps an impossible society (especially in terms of social organization) After the great leap forward failed, mao recused himself from day to day operations. 3 guys who take over for mao for implementation. Zhou enlia: helped orchestrated reestablishment of relations with the usa. Deng xiaoping: implemented economic reforms that made chinese economy 2nd largest in the world. Liu shanqi: was supposed to be mao"s successor but was denounced during cultural revolution. Mao still remained the spiritual leader of china and retained the support of the people. Returned after 5 years of meditation and disagreed greatly with the reforms that had been implemented. Encouraged outing of counterrevolutionary leaders and mobilized the youth to seek out/purge the country of dissidents. +youth had lots of power because chinese baby boom made the generation disproportionally large.
