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• Causes
  • Mao felt that he was in touch after travelling widely in China
    • "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of though contend".

• Nature
  • Policies and individuals attacked
    • On grounds of lack of realism, corruption, inefficiency
  • After initial hesitation, much criticism followed.
  • Eventually stopped

• Effects
  • Critics forced to retract
  • Critics forced into re-education
  • Best minds lost

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