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Cultural Revolution

DEFINITIONS OF: Cultural Revolution

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n a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos

Synonyms:
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Type of:
revolution
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
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