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[[Image:Cultrev.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A Cultural Revolution poster.]]

[[Image:Cultrev.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A Cultural Revolution poster.]]

The '''Cultural Revolution''' was an upheaval which began in August of 1966 by Chinese Chairman [[Mao Zedong]]. He began this revolution in his last ten years of power because he feared that [[China]] would become like the [[Soviet Union]] and that he might have a bad, if any, place in history. Like [[Job]], he feared that "my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good."<ref>[http://scripturetext.com/job/7-7.htm (Job 7:7)]</ref>

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 of 1966 by Chinese Chairman [[Mao Zedong]]. He began this revolution in his last ten years of power because he feared that [[China]] would become like the [[Soviet Union]] and that he might have a bad, if any, place in history. Like [[Job]], he feared that "my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good."<ref>[http://scripturetext.com/job/7-7.htm (Job 7:7)]</ref>

His objective was to cause a cultural revolution that would 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. Like [[Solomon]], Mao asked for "an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?"<ref>[http://scripturetext.com/1_kings/3-9.htm (I Kings 3:9)]</ref>

His objective was to cause a cultural revolution that would 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. Like [[Solomon]], Mao asked for "an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?"<ref>[http://scripturetext.com/1_kings/3-9.htm (I Kings 3:9)]</ref>