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Which mass campaign, launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasting until his death in 1976, mobilised youth Red Guard factions to purge 'bourgeois' elements, causing widespread violence and the persecution of intellectuals?
Answer: Cultural Revolution — The Cultural Revolution (Wenhua da geming, 1966–1976) devastated China's education system, economy, and cultural heritage—the Party's 1981 'Resolution on History' officially called it 'a severe setback and the most serious losses since the founding of the PRC.'
- A Great Leap Forward
- B Cultural Revolution ✓
- C Hundred Flowers Campaign
- D Socialist Education Movement
The Cultural Revolution (Wenhua da geming, 1966–1976) devastated China's education system, economy, and cultural heritage—the Party's 1981 'Resolution on History' officially called it 'a severe setback and the most serious losses since the founding of the PRC.'