WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960’s?
A
The Red Guard
B
The Kuomintang
C
The great Collective
D
The Alliance for Progress
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first students to call themselves “Red Guards” in China were from the Tsinghua University Middle School, who were given the name to sign two big-character posters issued on 25 May – 2 June 1966.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army or Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army, commonly known as the Chinese Red Army or simply the Red Army, was the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Four Olds or the Four Old Things (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: sì jiù) was a term used during the Cultural Revolution by the student-led Red Guards in the People’s Republic of China in reference to the pre-communist elements of Chinese culture they attempted to destroy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The People’s Liberation Army traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists against the Nationalists. Initially called the Red Army, it grew under Mao Zedong and Zhu De from 5, 000 troops in 1929 to 200, 000 in 1933. Only a fraction of this force survived the Long March in retreat from the Nationalists.

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