Effects of the Cultural Revolution on China’s education system Student: Professor: Course title: Date: Effect of the Cultural Revolution on China’s education system Introduction Cultural Revolution of China was typified by mass mobilization of young Chinese citizens. It was launched by Mao Zedong as he strived to stop the development of a bureaucratized Communism similar to the one in the Soviet Union. He closed educational institutions and urged pupils to join Red Guard groups, which tortured and denunciated intellectuals and educators; facilitated extensive relocations; put in force Zedong’s cult of personality; and engaged in far-reaching burnings of books (Ge, 2015). This research paper delves into the subject of Cultural Revolution in China and seeks to gain an understanding of the impacts of the Cultural Revolution on China. Specifically, this research paper is focused on how this revolution affected students and educational institutions in China. The research question is: What was the effect of the Cultural Revolution on China’s education system? Overview of the Cultural Revolution of China The Cultural Revolution was basically a mayhem that Mao Zedong launched in his final 10 years in power from the year 1966 to the year 1976 for the purpose of renewing the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. Mao Zedong feared that his country would develop and become like the Soviet Union, and was disturbed and apprehensive about his own place in ...