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Mao had three revolutionary goals. They were to give a better life to the poor, development of a modern economy, and restore China's position as a world leader. China had little farm land where it could produce food, it's huge population, natural disasters, loss of its few industries and farm land. The government needed total control.

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The goals of the cultural revolution was to renew the revolutionary spirit. Students and young factory workers held mass rallies to support Mao about routing out capitalism. The Red Guards heaped abuse on people with "bad class backgrounds". The government wanted no more capitalism and persuaded people to enforce that.

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The great leap forward was an effort to modernize China. The "Great Leap Forward" led to disaster China. Peasants resisted the commune system, food production fell and crops were sometimes destroyed.The government controlled the communes, peasants factory workers and tried controlling everything.