History GCSE
Cultural Revolution Group
What Cultural Revolution Group means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cultural Revolution Group
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Jiang Qing was a key member of this group, through which she directed the Red Guards to purge party officials, artists and intellectuals.
Topics that use Cultural Revolution Group
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 2 The Red Guards and the Red Terror (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anarchy and disorder
- Cult of personality
- Cultural destruction
- Little Red Book
- Mass rallies
- Social upheaval
- Terror and violence
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