| NOUN | event | Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution | a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard |
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| Meaning | A radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos. | |
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| Synonym | Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution | |
| Region | China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay | A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia |
| Broader | revolution | A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving |
| Spanish | revolución cultural | |
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