Mao: the cultural revolution

New name for China under Mao Zedong

• People's Republic of China

• The Democratic People's Republic of China

• The Communist Republic of China

• Republic of China

When did the Cultural Revolution begin? 

• 16 May, 1966
• 10 May, 1958
• 9 September, 1976
• 10 September, 1972

What was the Cultural Revolution?

• Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country

• Introducing democracy to the Chinese people

• Showing the rest of the world how powerful Mao was

• Growing crops and producing steel at a very rapid rate

What is this political campaign officially fighting against?

• Bourgeois thinking

• The “Gang of Four”

• Red Guards

• Teachers

What was the name of the youth organization involved in implementing the aims of the Cultural Revolution?

• The “Gang of Four”

• The Guomindang

• The Mao's Team

• Red Guards

Who were the main victims of the Cultural Revolution?

• Teachers and Intellectuals

• Industrial workers

• Agricultural workers

• The Red Guard

Why were 16 millions young people sent to the countryside?

• For industrialisation against the United States

• For agriculture against famine

• For re-education through labour

• For agriculture through communes

What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"

• An instruction manual on how to be a Communist

• News stories and current events

• Speeches and quotations from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize

• A collection of Chinese wisdom

What was the name of the radical political alliance formed by Jiang Qing, fourth wife of Mao Zedong, during the Cultural Revolution?

• The Red Guard

• The four antis

• The four olds

• The Gang of Four

When did Mao Zedong die, marking the end of the Cultural Revolution? 

• 10 May, 1958
• 16 May, 1966
• 10 September, 1972
• 9 September, 1976