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mao declared victory in the communist revolution and established the peoples republic of china
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red gaurd groups mde up of chinese youth emerged throughout china
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articles in the state controlled papers introduced the idea of a "cultural revolution"
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mao offically launched the "cultural revolution with a speech at the chinese communist party.
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mao called for the red gaurs to destroy the " four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas
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red guards achieved the overthrow of provincial party olds":old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas
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top-level communist party officals called for an end of the cultural revolution, but mao continued to support it
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mao replaced pre-cultural revolution party officals with radicals who supported the revolution
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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".
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mao declared "victory" of the cultural revolution and supported lin biao as his new successor
