During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution which had had as their bases ideologies such as serving the people and maintaining the class struggle. ... The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... Deng took advantage of this economic crisis to discredit Hua and aim for leadership of the party. ...

• Word Count: 8272
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution which had had as their bases ideologies such as serving the people and maintaining the class struggle. ... The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... Deng took advantage of this economic crisis to discredit Hua and aim for leadership of the party. ... Nathan maintained that the Mao-led revolution, which culminated in victory in 1949, had been fueled by "an int...

• Word Count: 4412
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School