apr 4, 1966 - The Cultural Revolution

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This was a violent attempt at social change
Mao wanted China to get rid of their customs, habits, and thoughts.
He wanted China to have a new socialist culture
Mao was against intellectuals
Mao wanted young people to lead the Revolution who were later on called the red guards.
The red guards went rampages, ruined old works of art, burned books, killed people who didn’t follow Mao’s ways, and destroyed anything from “the old way”
Agricultural and industrial production fell

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