(08.02 lc) one of the goals of the chinese cultural revolution of the 1960s was to ( 5 points) promote chinese scientific education introduce more democratic economic policies eliminate the opposition to mao zedong strengthen ties with the soviets

The correct answer is C) eliminate the opposition to Mao Zedong. 

One of the goals of the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the 1960s was to eliminate the opposition to Mao Zedong.

When Mao Zedong thought that the leaders of the Communist represented a threat to him, he launched the Cultural Revolution in China. In 1966, Mao called the Young People of the Communist Party to take a stand and actively participate and get rid of the negative elements that "had taken China in the opposite direction" of the Communist ideal. Mao formed paramilitary groups with the young people called the "Red Guards."

relations between the soviet union and the united states were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political, and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years. the distinct differences in the political systems of the two countries often prevented them from reaching a mutual understanding on key policy issues and even, as in the case of the cuban missile crisis, brought them to the brink of war.

the united states government was initially hostile to the soviet leaders for taking russia out of world war i and was opposed to a state ideologically based on communism. although the united states embarked on a famine relief program in the soviet union in the early 1920s and american businessmen established commercial ties there during the period of the new economic policy (1921–29), the two countries did not establish diplomatic relations until 1933. by that time, the totalitarian nature of joseph stalin's regime presented an insurmountable obstacle to friendly relations with the west. although world war ii brought the two countries into alliance, based on the common aim of defeating nazi germany, the soviet union's aggressive, antidemocratic policy toward eastern europe had created tensions even before the war ended.