History: Mao's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) cost 500,000 to 2…

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Did you know? Mao's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) cost 500,000 to 2 million lives and destroyed millions of artworks, old books and temples. Students ("Red Guards") attacked teachers, parents and older people for "bourgeois thoughts". The end came only with Mao's death in 1976. China barely speaks of it.

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Mao's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) cost 500,000 to 2 million lives and destroyed millions of artworks, old books and temples. Students ("Red Guards") attacked teachers, parents and older people for "bourgeois thoughts". The end came only with Mao's death in 1976. China barely speaks of it.

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