Impact of the Cultural Revolution on Education

Question 1

1. What did the 1966 C.C’s ‘Decision on Cultural Revolution’ say the task of the CR was? (2)
2. The C.R. gave students a chance to experience __________ instead of school.
   - Red Guards abandoned __________ to go to Mao’s rallies.
3. What could be seen as a success for Mao’s vision of an egaletarian education system?

Answer 1

1. To reform the old education system and educational philosophy and methodology.
2. Revolution.
   - Education.
3. The willingness to challenge rote learning over practical skills.

Question 2

1. Where were the Red Guards sent as part of what campaign at the end of the CR?
2. What did this generation become known as?
   - Why?

Answer 2

1. Sent to the countryside as part of the ‘Up to the mountains, down to the villages’ campaign.
2. The Lost Generation.
   - Uneducated and abandoned.