For my history coursework I have chosen the topic of the Cultural Revolution and Mao's China. The question will be broken into two parts, one which is based on the origins of the Cultural Revolution and what happened in it. The other part will be based on how it effected China after it had occurred. This investigation will include extensive research into why the Cutural Revolution was launched and a brief note on major events which occurr during it. And the consequences of the Cultural Revolution and its effects on China's society, economy, politics and other important aspects. I will first explain the origins which will be followed by finding the effects in general, relate them to the various aspects which I stated and explain how they can effect the society, government, economy or other aspects. After I have found a sufficient amount of effects and explained them, I will sum up all of them and reach a conclusion as to what extent did the Cultural Revolution effect China. All of this will be read from secondary sources.
             To start off I think it would be wise to start my coursework off by explaining briefly why Mao had decided to launch the Cultural revolution and what happened in it. The sources which I have chosen are text books made by J.A.G Roberts: Modern China an illustrated history, John Wood and Andrew McManus: China Revolutionary Leadership. To summarise all my sources on the origins and events of the Cultural Revolution, this is what happened. After the major failure of the Great Leap Forward the party thought that it would be wise that Mao took a step back and lay low while Deng Xiaopeng, Liu Shaoqi and Zhou Enlai mend the economy. However eventually Mao began to feel like he was not being heard and this is one of the reasons which he launched the revolution, to put him back into power. There were many reasons the launching of this revolution two which are the main ones are to have a permanent ideological change...