During the cultural revolution, why were people sent to “re-education” camps? a. to be punished for committing a crime b. to learn how to follow the rules of society c. to be punished for believing in communism d. to learn to become good communists

Option D

Explanation:

To learn to become good communists, is the correct answer.

Re-education camps were built all over china during the cultural revolution. Teachers, Thinkers, Writers, and doctors, whose views were "Counter-Revolutionary" were sent to the camps to re-educate and align their thinking with Communist Ideals. Intellectuals were considered to be the Bourgeoisie who had to spend time in the camps doing labor to understand the hard work of a peasant. Den Xiaoping the Famous leader of the Chinese Communist Party was also sent to the camps thrice. After the death of Mao Zedong the camps were closed and  the people sent to the camp were rehabilitated

D. to learn to become good Communists.

Re-education camps were only political tools that were utilized by the Communist premier Mao Zedong to enforce communist political thought among the Chinese masses and to wipe out any remnants of political thought that did not conform with the Communist ideology. The Cultural Revolution was a clash between the bourgeois elements and the prominence of the proletariat. Anyone who had views opposing the Communist ideology would be marked for  cultural reformation, which meant being sent to re-education camps, which were forced  labor camps, designed to reform the opponents by giving them an experience of the labors of the proletariat, In a way, the Cultural Revolution only served to strengthen Mao’s rule over the lives and opinions of the Chinese people, empowering him to place his primary supporters within the topmost ranks of the party.

Further Explanation-

The Proletariat Cultural Revolution was only a means used by the Chinese Communist Party to wipe out dissent and opposition within the Chinese people. Under the garb of mass mobilization to popularize the doctrine of Maoist ideology, any dissenter with opposing political views would be eligible for necessary political re-education. Through the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong unleashed a state of war on freedom of expression and opinion. All newspapers had to undergo scrutiny by Communist officials, and businesses and agencies owned by prominent capitalist owners were shut down. Mao believed that the farmers were the real workforce and the backbone of the Chinese economy, and capitalist elements would have to be weeded out to ensure the rise of the farmers. The Cultural Revolution had a great impact on the culture and learning of the Chinese, as thousands of students and guards inspired by the Communist ideology destroyed prominent established works of intellect, art, culture, and science, which meant that thousands of years of accumulated knowledge were lost in the process.  

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Answer Details-

Grade- High School

Chapter- The rise of Communism in China

Subject- History

Keywords-

Communism, proletariat, cultural revolution, opposition, newspapers, power.

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