Southern and Eastern Asia History

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How did the Tiananmen Square Massacre affect China?

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It had no impact on the political landscape of China.

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What did poor citizens in China support Mao Zedong?

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equality for all citizens and a promise for a higher standard of living

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What Chinese movement converted farmers into factory workers and caused widespread famine across China?

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Great Leap Forward

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Who were the Red Guards?

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They were a student-led paramilitary social movement in China during the Cultural Revolution.

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What was the role of the Red guard during the Cultural Revolution in China?

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The Red Guards played a key role in promoting Mao Zedong's ideology and enforcing the Cultural Revolution's goals.

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Who was Mao Zedong and what did he teach?

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Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary who implemented various social and economic reforms.

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What was the Little Red book?

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Teachings and Quotations from General Mao Zedong

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What were the four olds?

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Old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas

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What did the Cultural Revolution in China seek to get rid of?

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Four Olds

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What happened to the teachers/intellectuals and Chinese professors during the Cultural Revolution?

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They were targeted, persecuted, and often sent to labor camps and sometimes killed