TSR Wiki > Study Help > Subjects and Revision > Revision Notes > History > 1957 Hundred Flower's Campaign
- 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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