cultural revolution

  • mao declares victory

    mao declares victory
    mao declared victory in the communist revolution and established the peoples republic of china
  • youth emerged throughout china

    youth emerged throughout china
    red gaurd groups mde up of chinese youth emerged throughout china
  • cultural revolution

    cultural revolution
    articles in the state controlled papers introduced the idea of a "cultural revolution"
  • mao offically launged the " cultural revolution

    mao offically launged the " cultural revolution
    mao offically launched the "cultural revolution with a speech at the chinese communist party.
  • mao destroyed the four olds

    mao destroyed the four olds
    mao called for the red gaurs to destroy the " four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas
  • red gaurds achieved the overthrow

    red gaurds achieved the overthrow
    red guards achieved the overthrow of provincial party olds":old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas
  • communist party officals called for an end of cultural revoution

    communist party officals called for an end of cultural revoution
    top-level communist party officals called for an end of the cultural revolution, but mao continued to support it
  • mao replaced pre-cultral revolution party officals

    mao replaced pre-cultral revolution party officals
    mao replaced pre-cultural revolution party officals with radicals who supported the revolution
  • the red gurds were broken

    the red gurds were broken
    on maos orders, the red gaurd were broken up in the "rustification movement"' where individuals teenagers were "sent down" to villages throughout china to "learn from the peasants".
  • mao declared "victory"

    mao declared "victory"
    mao declared "victory" of the cultural revolution and supported lin biao as his new successor