The Red Guards

The Red scare was a series of witch hunts for suspected communist sympathetic members of congress and public office holding Citizens who were supposedly “Red” this lasted from (1919-1920) started by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. During the first war the Red Scared was represented the widespread concern that Americans had developed over the fear of communist subversion within society. The American people went into a mass hysteric frenzy over the news and many

The red guard movement can be primarily explained two different theories. The first theory is the lack of political cohesion and party factionalism among the elites starting during the Great Leap Forward, which boiled into 100 Flowers Campaign and then subsequently the Cultural Revolution (Meisner, 1999). It is the battle between these elite factions and the prohibition of dissent which resulted in the creation of the Red Guards, which in effect served as agent for the Maoist faction (Yang, 2000). The second theory would be the breakdown of societal institutions, such as education, leading up to

The Red Guards? actions were a reflection of Mao?s policy of revamping passion, and destroying counter-revolutionary symbols. ?They named and renamed street signs and buildings, and ransacked museums and destroyed old books and works of art. Many famous buildings like temples and shrines and heritages were destroyed. 4,922 out of a total 6,843 were destroyed.?

The original objective for the Red Guards was to overthrow and eliminate the “Old Four Chinese Customs”, “Old Four Groups” and “Counter-revolutionaries” who were hiding among the general public. The Red Guards targeted literature records, classical antique documents, museums, historical sites, intellectuals and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members who had been labeled as potential enemies of the “ongoing revolution”. The Red Guards participated in the political movement through interpreted themselves as the latest and purest fighters in the revolution. Their action was base on

In 1927 the rising leader of the Chinese Communist party was acknowledging that soon the upsurge of peasant rebellion was soon, and that will soon rise up and overpower the wealthy landowning class. (DOC 1). In 1941 a Japanese official report had noted that due to extreme similarities between the peasants and local communist guerrilla unit. These

One of the first effects, that was shown in the book brought by the revolution was shown through her fellow student’s attitudes in which they quickly embraced the idea of criticizing their teachers as well as other individuals in hopes to impress others or even get into higher positions such as a redguard this is evident where even Ji-Li has thoughts such as “We were proud of our precious red scarves, which, like the national flag, were dyed red with the blood of our revolutionary martyrs. We had often been sorry that we were too young to have fought with Chairman Mao against the Japanese invaders, who tried to conquer China.” (2.44). I believe due to thoughts such as these it leads to actions such as the da zi-bao. In relation to current events in our current timeline, I see many attributes from the revolution in our country currently, such attributes would parental influence as well as societal influence. When a parent influences their child they lead through example which is based on what they knew and what they believe, for example if the parents were to be more conservative it is likely for the child to conform to those beliefs. When societal influence happens the individual is witness to other people’s emotions, opinions, or behaviors. By following this the individual can be molded into someone of certain beliefs, for example when you go to university you are met with many worldviews and opinions which can take affect of how you view certain aspects of life, whether or not these turn to something of immoral is up to you. When influences are held wrongly the outcome can often become immoral which can lead to such events with high

Amid the red Alarm of 1919 -1920, numerous in the Unified States dreaded late foreigners and nonconformists, especially the individuals who grasped comrade, communist, or rebel belief system. The reasons for the red Panic included:

This memoir of Ma Bo’s sent shock waves throughout China when it was published and was even first banned by the Communist Government. This passionate story paints a clear picture for what the Great Chinese Cultural Revolution was really like. Many Chinese living today can attest to similar if not identical ordeals as expressed in Ma Bo’s story. The toils of being a young Red Guard in inner China were experienced by many if not millions. The horrors and atrocities were wide spread throughout the country, not just in Inner Mongolia. The experiences illustrated in Blood Red Sunset uniquely belong to Ma Bo’s entire generation of mislead Chinese. As expressed in the books dedication the Cultural Revolution

The diversity within the Red Guard community created by disagreements between families’ political opinions ultimately led to the fall of the revolution. As historian Jonathan Spence stated, one group was, “frustrated over policies that kept them off the paths of political advancement because (they) had the ill fortune to be born to parents who had connections with the Guomingdang, the landlords, or the capitalist "exploiters" of the old regime,” while another was contradictorily, “denied access to the tiny number of elite schools that had become, in effect, ‘prep schools’, for the children of influential party cadres.” Thus, while the first group was discouraged because they were born into families not granted political advancement unless

In Jan Wong’s entrancing expose Red China Blues, she details her plight to take part in a system of “harmony and perfection” (12) that was Maoist China. Wong discloses her trials and tribulations over a course of three decades that sees her searching for her roots and her transformation of ideologies that span over two distinctive forms of Communist governments. This tale is so enticing in due part to the events the author encountered that radically changed her very existence and more importantly, her personal quest for self-discovery.

It was beyond ridiculous. When the Cultural Revolution was launched in 1966, it did not really have much effect until January 1967 when he actually began to overthrow the provincial party. What was he doing in that whole year? Hardly anything; forming his army to kill innocent people who did not even commit something to be considered a crime. Why were people not afraid of Mao? Why would they "worship" him if he killed and beat all these people? Simple; he used the red guard.

He shows how the party has a strong emphasis on unity within the elite, by concentrating most of their political power within the hands of the few. He goes on to highlight the fact that there is enduring stress on secrecy within these top leaders, and is impressed with their ability to maintain their political institutions and authoritarian powers, while foregoing their old Maoist leadership styles. One example he uses is while they have opted for a capitalist economy, they are still heavily focused on maintaining their state-run

Red organizations have existed since the beginning of life. The textbook uses the wolf pack example to illustrate how leaders in red organizations need to harness their power to control others. A leader within a red organization must maintain their power so that no one below them attempts to take the crown. (Laloux, pg. 18)

reform naturally removed some of the assumptions for revolution and impeded its progress. This helped to sharpen the already intense conflicts that occurred between the reformists and the revolutionaries. In efforts to check this unfavorable tide, the Chinese student revolutionaries in Tokyo extended their war of words to physical combat. Unfortunately the revolutionaries victory over the reformists in Tokyo was not equal to (5=Zhaoxing, Li, “Seeking Common Ground,”

It is clear that Mao’s initial goal was to gain power in China, which is demonstrated by his determination to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang (KMT) via his idiosyncratic version of communist revolution. In order to do so, Mao utilised methods he deemed most suitable for the communists and, more broadly, Chinese society. For example, unlike his Marxist predecessors, Mao believed that peasants, not urban workers, were the key to rebellion in China. Subsequently, in 1926, he organised peasant unions