The Cultural Revolution, 1966
•All Mao’s idea
•Wanted to have a ‘pure’ form of Communism
•Red Guards began openly criticizing the gov’t officials
•Some people were upset about the following and were seen as targets:
•Those who wanted to return to capitalism
•‘Specialists’ - anyone who did not do manual labour were forced to work
•Anyone who disobeyed “Little Red Book”
•The Red Guard got so violent that the PLA had to restore order the Revolution ended by 1969
•Wanted to have a ‘pure’ form of Communism
•Red Guards began openly criticizing the gov’t officials
•Some people were upset about the following and were seen as targets:
•Those who wanted to return to capitalism
•‘Specialists’ - anyone who did not do manual labour were forced to work
•Anyone who disobeyed “Little Red Book”
•The Red Guard got so violent that the PLA had to restore order the Revolution ended by 1969
Question
How would China be different if they stuck with the Revolution?
summary
Was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to enforce communism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society.