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The Cultural Revolution Quiz
Ten questions on China's Cultural Revolution, the decade of upheaval that Mao Zedong launched in 1966 and that ended with his death in 1976.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a photo
About this quiz
The Cultural Revolution ran from 1966 to 1976 and was one of the most destructive political movements of the twentieth century. Students turned on their teachers, temples and historic sites were wrecked, and millions of people were persecuted for their families or their ideas.
The quiz covers its leaders, its victims and some of its strangest episodes, from the Red Guards to the Gang of Four. Most questions can be reasoned out even if you know little about modern China.
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What Mao's Cultural Revolution did to China
In 1966, Mao Zedong turned China's teenagers against their own teachers, leaders, and parents. Over the next decade, at least a million people died.
