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 * B. ** **Chairman Mao** was the next strong ruler in China. He was the head of the Communist Party (CCP). Look up this website; []

6. How many people were killed under Mao’s leadership? 40-70 million

7. Scroll down to Mini-biography, and to the year 1962. What changes are made in the school system? The school system was redesigned to accommodate the schedule of factories and communes.

8. Scroll to the year 1966. Who are the Red Guards? List three social or cultural changes that happen during this time.  The Red Guards are the radical thinkers at the time during Mao’s rule. One social aspect that they destroyed was old customs and ways of thinking. The Red Guards was entirely about new and radical ideas. Also, the Red Guards also brought in firing squads and killed counterrevolutionaries. Lastly, The Red Guard killed right winged political officials to rid there ideas knowing that they would only hinder their progress.

The Red Guards consisted of millions of students in both universities and regular schools. They were supported by Mao. There were three main social and cultural changes:
 * Schools, colleges, and universities are closed
 * there was a 14% decline in industrial production
 * cultural artifacts were destroyed or damaged