Cult of personality
What Cult of personality means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Mao cultivated a personality cult that portrayed him as an infallible, god-like figure, cementing his absolute hold on Chinese youth.
A pervasive personality cult elevated Mao to a god-like status, making any opposition to his rule virtually impossible.
Topics that use Cult of personality
- Option 32: Key topic 1: Establishing communist rule, 1945–59 - 2 Communist rule (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 2 The Red Guards and the Red Terror (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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