The Cultural Revolution, 1966
Had independently made up his mind, for he wanted to have a 'pure' form of communism
Creates the Red Guards, a group of youth who openly began criticizing the Government officials
Also hassled specialists or anyone who did not do manual manual was forced to work
People that wanted to return to capitalism were seen as targets
Zhou En-Lai became Prime Minister in 1958 (second in command)
Creates the Red Guards, a group of youth who openly began criticizing the Government officials
Also hassled specialists or anyone who did not do manual manual was forced to work
People that wanted to return to capitalism were seen as targets
Zhou En-Lai became Prime Minister in 1958 (second in command)
Summary
In 1966 Mao had independently made up his mind about politics, for he desired a form of communism in its purest form. He started by creating the Red Guards, a group of youth who were meant to criticize all types of government officials. Additionally they hassled specialists or anyone who did not work in a setting that required manual labor. Those who wanted to see a return to capitalism were targeted, but in 1958 Zhou En-Lai was elected as the second in command at the role of Prime Minister.