Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian (working class) Cultural Revolution began on May 16, 19____. Led by Mao Zedong, it lasted until
1976, although Mao himself declared that it was over in 1969.
The Cultural Revolution, was just that, a change in the Chinese _______________. However, this revolution was
_______________sponsored, as Mao sought to eliminate bourgeoisie (upper class) intellectuals from China, and create a
powerful, single-class, proletariat (working class) country.
The Youth Movement
Instead of killing the intellectuals in China, who amounted to less than 10% of the population, Mao decided to
_______________intellectuals in the ways of the proletariat. To do so, he made many books and learning sources
_______________, and relocated members of the bourgeoisie class to farming communities where they were forced to
do _______________ _______________.
Literature
During the Cultural Revolution, almost all forms of creative literature were made illegal. All western books were
banned and destroyed, and no one was able to publish any literature unless it supported the Communist National Party.
Mao Zedong published many works himself, and almost everyone in China was forced to carry around a book of his
quotations known as the “Little Red Book.”
Music
Music, like all other forms of art, only existed in the form of _______________.
Typical songs were titled “The East is Red,” “Long Live Chairman Mao,” and “I Love Beijing's Tiananmen.”
At one point in China _______________ had been considered the greatest form of art above painting and
dancing. The Chinese language consists of 6000-7000 characters, each with an intricate design. During the Cultural
Revolution, all forms of _______________, calligraphy, painting, dancing, and singing, were reduced to those that
supported the _______________ _______________ Party.
The Three Main Rules of Discipline are
as follows:
1. _______________ orders in all your actions.
2. Do not take a single needle piece of thread from the _______________.
3. Turn in everything captured.
Mao lashed out at organized _______________ in China. He blamed religion for China’s problems and under his
rule many different types of temples and churches were burned to the ground or converted into _______________
buildings. However, some people began to worship Mao, and Mao worship evolved into a cult activity.
Over 90% of all of the people in China belonged to the _______________ class. These were countryside farmers
who lived in small farming communities. People would farm for both sustenance and local sales, and sometimes meat
was _______________to come by in certain locations.
Before Mao, women had been treated as _______________ in China. However, Mao insisted on treating
women as equals saying “Women hold up half the sky.”
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian (working class) Cultural Revolution began on May 16, 19____. Led by Mao Zedong, it lasted until
1976, although Mao himself declared that it was over in 1969.
The Cultural Revolution, was just that, a change in the Chinese _______________. However, this revolution was
_______________sponsored, as Mao sought to eliminate bourgeoisie (upper class) intellectuals from China, and create a
powerful, single-class, proletariat (working class) country.
The Youth Movement
Instead of killing the intellectuals in China, who amounted to less than 10% of the population, Mao decided to
_______________intellectuals in the ways of the proletariat. To do so, he made many books and learning sources
_______________, and relocated members of the bourgeoisie class to farming communities where they were forced to
do _______________ _______________.
Literature
During the Cultural Revolution, almost all forms of creative literature were made illegal. All western books were
banned and destroyed, and no one was able to publish any literature unless it supported the Communist National Party.
Mao Tse-tung published many works himself, and almost everyone in China was forced to carry around a book of his
quotations known as the “Little Red Book.”
Music
Music, like all other forms of art, only existed in the form of _______________.
Typical songs were titled “The East is Red,” “Long Live Chairman Mao,” and “I Love Beijing's Tiananmen.”
At one point in China _______________ had been considered the greatest form of art above painting and
dancing. The Chinese language consists of 6000-7000 characters, each with an intricate design. During the Cultural
Revolution, all forms of _______________, calligraphy, painting, dancing, and singing, were reduced to those that
supported the _______________ _______________ Party.
The Three Main Rules of Discipline are
as follows:
1. _______________ orders in all your actions.
2. Do not take a single needle piece of thread from the _______________.
3. Turn in everything captured.
Mao lashed out at organized _______________ in China. He blamed religion for China’s problems and under his
rule many different types of temples and churches were burned to the ground or converted into _______________
buildings. However, some people began to worship Mao, and Mao worship evolved into a cult activity.
Over 90% of all of the people in China belonged to the _______________ class. These were countryside farmers
who lived in small farming communities. People would farm for both sustenance and local sales, and sometimes meat
was _______________to come by in certain locations.
Before Mao, women had been treated as _______________ in China. However, Mao insisted on treating
women as equals saying “Women hold up half the sky.”