Political Effects

There were several factors that led to the Cultural Revolution. Some of the past Chinese leaders did not take the responsibility in making China stable. However, according to Dong Wu, one of the interviewees, the real motives of Chinese leaders were to take power and suppress others who challenged their authority. There were many Political Effects during the Cultural Revolution. Propaganda that both Mao and Kang had used manipulated many people to the point when people would think in a one-way perspective. When Mao Zedong and his Communist Party took power in China during 1949, all of the other political parties other than Communists were exterminated. All of the government officials had to be Communist Members and Mao had Communicated that the idea of Maoism must be spread by radio, flyers, posters, organization of the plays performed by children, the schools must be organized with Red Guards, and most importantly, Mao's Little Red Book. Many political leaders such as Lin Biao was criticized for his "counterrevolutionary" actions and was put to much shame.

It also got to the point when members of the Communist Party were fighting each other because in the People's Daily, Mao had praised the actions of the Red Guards and encouraged the government officials to start purging others; being completely loyal was the only way that the officials were able to get out of the torturing. This way of political effect had lasted until Mao's death in 1976