After the failure of the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong urged China's youth to embrace revolution by joining the Red Guards militia units. The Red Guards led a major uprising known as the Cultural Revolution, which aimed to create a classless society. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards shut down schools and universities while raiding the homes of wealthy citizens. By 1976, the Cultural Revolution had resulted in widespread chaos and civil war-like conditions in China, leading Mao to disband the Red Guards and end the revolution.

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2. Reviving the RevolutionAfter the failure of the Great Leap forward Mao felt that he needed to revive the revolutionary spirit.He urged China’s young people to, “learn revolution by making revolution.”Millions of young people left school and joined militia units called the Red Guards.

3. Cultural RevolutionThe Red Guards led to a major uprising known as the Cultural Revolution.The goal of the Cultural Revolution was to create a classless society where everybody is equal.

4. Goal of the Cultural RevolutionThe peasant/worker was the person who was glorified in the Cultural Revolution.The intellectual/artist was considered to be dangerous.The Red Guards shut down schools, and universities. They began doing raids of homes of the wealthy.People thought to have special privileges were sent to hard labor camps or jail where they were often worked to death.

5. Four OldsFour Olds were things Mao and the Red Guards felt China needed to get rid of in order to move forward.The four olds were:Old CustomsOld CultureOld HabitsOld Ideas

6. Results of Cultural RevolutionThe Cultural Revolution resulted in widespread chaos, people were often turning on neighbors, friends, and enemies.Production virtually stopped, and China seemed on the verge of civil war again.By 1976 even Mao admitted the Cultural Revolution had to end and had the Red Guards disbanded.

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