<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 Mao Zedong Thought as the dominant ideology within the Party . The Revolution marked Mao 's return to a position of power after the failures of his Great Leap Forward . The movement paralyzed China politically and negatively affected both the economy and society of the country 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 Mao Zedong Thought as the dominant ideology within the Party . The Revolution marked Mao 's return to a position of power after the failures of his Great Leap Forward . The movement paralyzed China politically and negatively affected both the economy and society of the country to a significant degree . </P>
what was the objective of the cultural revolution
what was the objective of the cultural revolution
to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Mao Zedong Thought as the dominant ideology within the Party
to preserve ' true ' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society , and to re-impose Mao Zedong Thought as the dominant ideology within the Party