This event saw the failed Project 571 conspiracy, whose supposed instigator would later die in a mysterious plane crash. This event officially began with the May 16 Notice, although it was the article "Bombard the Headquarters" that inflamed sentiments. Another important event in the lead-up to this was the denunciation of the play "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office." This period also saw the 1968 "Down to the Countryside Movement," and notable features of this period include big-character posters and Red Guards. For 10 poi
This event saw the failed Project 571 conspiracy, whose supposed instigator would later die in a mysterious plane crash. This event officially began with the May 16 Notice, although it was the article "Bombard the Headquarters" that inflamed sentiments. Another important event in the lead-up to this was the denunciation of the play "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office." This period also saw the 1968 "Down to the Countryside Movement," and notable features of this period include big-character posters and Red Guards. For 10 points, name this chaotic time in China's history which ended with Mao's death in 1976.
This event saw the failed Project 571 conspiracy, whose supposed instigator would later die in a mysterious plane crash.
Cultural Revolution