The cultural revolution set back china’s modernization because mao believed that a. communism b. democracy c. monarchy d. aristocracy was more important.

The correct answer is: A. Communism. The economic damages caused to China by the Cultural Revolution and by the years of Mao's dictatorship are incalculable. The Mao era brought too much havoc such as: deaths by violence, famine, political prisoners, deportees, in addition there was economic and intellectual backwardness.  

The Cultural Revolution set back China’s modernization because Mao believed in Communism.

Further Explanations:

The Cultural Revolution reflected as a socio-political program of china tossed by “Mao Zedong” of the “Communist Party”. The revolution planned to preserve the Chinese communism by eradicating traditional and capitalist element prevalent in the society.  

During that era, numerous anti-communist ideologists people were guided to re-education camps. Though the re-education camps were established in 1955 but later it became official policy of the Chinese government. Mao issued that knowledgeable people could not be trusted and as a consequence of it thousands of teachers and professors were directed to re-education camps. As an outcome of its literacy rate dropped significantly .During that epoch, the police were granted authority to detain anyone who they doubt not   following communist ideology and send them to these re-education camps. Properties and prosperity of the person were seized by the government. People who were non-supportive of the communist ideology were detained and were forcefully directed to “Re-Education camps”.

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Grade: High School

Subject: History

Chapter: Cultural Revolution

Keywords: Cultural Revolution, Re-Education, Re-Education camps, Students, Teachers, professors, Wealth, Police, Communist Ideology, Government, China, Mao.