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Why did Mao start the Cultural Revolution?

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its stated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society, and to re-impose Mao Zedong Thought (known outside China as Maoism)

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Answer:

Mao wanted to speed up change and eliminate Western, capitalist influence.

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I took a test, and this was right.

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