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In the Mao genocide, the victims were landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, bad elements, and rightists. and the perpetrator was Mao Zedong but the members of the Red Guards did the killing. During the genocide, the Red Guard members went around targeting and attacking the people Mao told them to. The genocide lasted about 18 years and occurred between the 1960s and the 1980s. The USA did not react to the genocide.

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It happened all throughout China.

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What do I need to learn to respectfully honor, commemorate and tell the story of all of the people who lost their lives in the Mao genocide

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What do I need to learn to respectfully honor, commemorate and tell the story of all of the people who lost their lives in the Mao genocide

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To respectfully honor, commemorate and tell the story of all the people who lost their lives in the Mao genocide, a lot of things must be learned about Mao and his victims.

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Mao Zedong began the genocide for several reasons. As the Britannica article said, "It also represented, beyond any doubt or question, however, a deliberate effort to eliminate those in the leadership who, over the years, had dared to cross him." this excerpt shows that the genocide was started to get rid of those who opposed him. The report on the heritage.org by Lee Edwards claims,"an estimated 65 million Chinese died as a result of Mao’s repeated, merciless attempts to create a new 'socialist' China." based on what the evidence says, Mao began the genocide to create a socialist China. Finally, the Newsela writing on the Cultural Revolution said, "His goal in starting the Cultural Revolution was to make the party stronger and get rid of people who opposed him." this paragraph does not only restate the idea of getting rid of those who opposed him, but also adds that it was to make the Communist party stronger.

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How did the people who lived during the Mao genocide react?

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How did the people who lived during the Mao genocide react?

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The people who lived during the Mao genocide reacted in a number of ways. One of the ways according to the heritage.org was, "Gangs of Red Guards -- young men and women between 14 and 21 -- roamed the cities targeting revisionists and other enemies of the state, especially teachers." this evidence states how many young people reacted by joining in on the violence. Another way people reacted according to the article on ABC Clio about Mao Zedong is, "Teachers, managers, intellectuals, and anyone suspected of insufficient revolutionary purity were forced to confess their 'misdeeds' publicly. Many victims died from torture; others committed suicide." As mentioned, the victims committed suicide, this was one of the ways they reacted. Lastly, in the book Mao Zedong the author wrote, "the police stood aside while the Red Guards tortured, looted, and killed as they saw fit." in this situation the police reacted by standing by and watching the chaos erupt around them.

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Mao Zedong in 1966: the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

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This is the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, where Mao's body rests.

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A poster that promoted the Cultural Revolution, it shows Mao above a crowd of supporters.