... cost of human lives. The failure of The Great Leap Forward, mean the Mao took at step back politically, furthermore in 1960 Mao was forced to resign as President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and from this point onwards Liu Shaoqi ("a moderate") governed China, whilst Mao reminded in the background. Mao didn't like the "moderates" whom he thought were creating a "new middle class of party officials" and were taking a step back from traditional communists' views. However China under the "moderates", saw a steady economic recovery, however when Mao saw a weakening of power he started to plan his comeback. Therefore in 1963 Mao published the "Little Red Book" which was part of his cult of personality and became a bible to most people. This book was an attempt to spread Maoist ideas through the army, as China was still militarily controlled. Furthermore in 1966 Mao ...

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