History A-Level
little red book
What little red book means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of little red book
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Mao's book that empowered young people mobilised as Red Guards to attack authority figures and destroy the 'four olds'.
Topics that use little red book
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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