<P> The Cultural Revolution , formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution , was a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976 . Launched by Mao Zedong , then Chairman of the Communist Party of China , its stated goal was to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party . The Revolution marked Mao 's return to a position of power after the Great Leap Forward . The movement paralyzed China politically and negatively affected the country 's economy and society to a significant degree . </P>
<P> The Cultural Revolution , formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution , was a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976 . Launched by Mao Zedong , then Chairman of the Communist Party of China , its stated goal was to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party . The Revolution marked Mao 's return to a position of power after the Great Leap Forward . The movement paralyzed China politically and negatively affected the country 's economy and society to a significant degree . </P>
a major goal of the cultural revolution in china during the 1960s was to
a major goal of the cultural revolution in china during the 1960s was to
its stated goal was to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party
its stated goal was to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party