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The '''"Cultural Revolution"''' was a disastrous attempt to reform the economics, education and politics of Communist China, which led to the deaths of tens of millions of people.
The '''"Cultural Revolution"''' was a disastrous attempt to reform the economics, education and politics of Communist China, which led to the deaths of tens of millions of people.
The upheaval began in August 1966 by Chinese Chairman [[Mao Zedong]].
The upheaval began in August 1966 by Chinese Chairman [[Mao Zedong]].
His objective was to replace leaders with people who would think like him and be supportive of him as Chairmen, make the [[Chinese Communist Party]] function the way he wanted, give the Chinese youth a revolutionary experience, and make changes so that education, health care, and cultural systems would be for the entirety of China and not just for the elite. In order to do this, he began to establish a cult towards himself. His party would be forced to support him as he had little patience for opponents during what he believe to be the pinnacle point of China's future as a communist state. He quickly began a system of purges to cleanse of any unwanted opposition toward him or to the gang of four, especially after he was embarrassed with the part rejecting his great leap forward policies<ref>http://asianhistory.about.com/od/modernchina/f/What-Was-The-Cultural-Revolution.htm</ref>
His objective was to replace leaders with people who would think like him and be supportive of him as Chairmen, make the Chinese Communist Party function the way he wanted, give the Chinese youth a revolutionary experience, and make changes so that education, health care, and cultural systems would be for the entirety of China and not just for the elite. In order to do this, he began to establish a cult towards himself. His party would be forced to support him as he had little patience for opponents during what he believe to be the pinnacle point of China's future as a communist state. He quickly began a system of purges to cleanse of any unwanted opposition toward him or to the gang of four, especially after he was embarrassed with the part rejecting his great leap forward policies<ref>http://asianhistory.about.com/od/modernchina/f/What-Was-The-Cultural-Revolution.htm</ref>
Mao Zedong wanted the Cultural Revolution to affect everyone in China but it mostly affected those in urban places.
Mao Zedong wanted the Cultural Revolution to affect everyone in China but it mostly affected those in urban places.