During the Cultural Revolution in China,

A) Mao tried to stop communism

B) enemies of Mao were killed, books were banned, and schools were closed

C) the government cracked down on protesters in Beijing

D) the government made the culture the same as Japan's culture

Answer: B

The Cultural Revolution China was a campaign initiated by Mao from 1966 to preserve Chinese communist thought.

Its objective was to separate Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, head of state and general secretary of the Communist Party, respectively from the political power. This movement began an atmosphere of chaos and political commotion where numerous acts of violence, assassinations, forced labor, torture, harassment, produced by the Red Guard, a group of young people, organized in revolutionary cells attacked all those accused of treason. to the regime, to the figure and thought of Mao.

Many relics and historical artifacts were destroyed. Religious and cultural sites were looted. Many universities and schools were closed until years later.