Cultural Revolution in China
By: Payton Mull
How it Began
Mao's attempt to ressert his beliefs in China
A speech by Lin Piao who urged the public schools
Red Guards told the yout to critise those who Mao deemed untrustworthy
Mao dliberatly set out to create a cult
Liu Shao-Chi was expelled from the party
Who were the Red Guard
They were middle school youth
They nearly pushed China into social turmoil
Some groups got into sites about Hulu best don't have China should proceed
They had no favoritism no matter who you were they always would still criticize you if you are against Mao
They fought against the Democratic Society
How it affected the population
Many citizens lost their possessions
High-class Society lost their jobs
Many Chinese lives were changed for the worse
Lots of citizens became peasants and worked on farms
Most of China's citizens or in poverty so they lead the less child production
Over 30 million people died in China
If something like that were to happen today
America would turn into a communist country were we would lose many of our possessions the government would take over our lives and we will lose our freedom
Interesting Fact
Ordinary Chinese blame Mao's wife instead of Mao himself