because When Soviet Union collapsed, Cultural Revolution was launched by Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong during his last decade in power, He afraid that he will be collapsed like Soviet Union.
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Mao Zedong
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Mao's cultural revolution had negative results, such as closing of schools to encourage the youth to protests. Corruption also grew and economic growth slackened.
to eliminate mao's political opponents
The cultural revolution is where China's president and chairman of the Comminist Party tried to change China's culture and traditions. Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung) and Ling Biao were the leaders of the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1977. The Red Guards were the activists who were very cruel and brutal to anyone they considered as enemies of the revolution and not pro-communists enough.
It ended when Mao Zedong died, which was 1976.
1966...Mao launched the cultural revolution primarily due to the fact that China had become far too conservative.
consolidate his power
consolidate his power
consolidate his power