The cultural revolution
•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
Summary
The cultural revolution was all Mao's idea, as he wanted to have a pure form of communism. Red guards were openly criticizing the government, and many were upset about certain seen and therefore seen as targets. Some of those groups of people included; those who wanted to return to capitalism, specialists, and anyone who disobeyed the litre red book and the red book. The red guards got so violent and the PLA had to restore order and the revolution ended by 1969.
Question: Why was Mao so completely against reading and writing, yet he forced people to read the red book? How did he justify himself?