The Red Guards and Red Terror

The Red Guards and Red Terror 

• In May 1965 Mao called on students to 'dare to rebel against authority' 
• Autumn 1966 'black elements', middle class students, allowed to join red guards, most violent and commited ones
• Cult of Mao was a reason for red guards, one factory in Bejing asked a portrait of Mao for intructions in the morning and thanked him when they left 
• August 1966 Mao urged young people to 'bombard the headquaters' a clear attack on his enemies 
• in 1966 eight mass rallies held in tiannamen square, one million young people attended 
• August 1966 Mao launched four olds campaign, designed to attack old culture
• By the end of the campaign 1/3 of 1100 libraries had been closed
• Confucious…