They were military boarding schools designed to train the future leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.

They were labor camps organized to house political dissidents and any individuals convicted of a capital offense.

They were unions established through the government to allow workers to negotiate wage increases and file complaints.

They were small-scale farming and industrial communities in which thousands of individuals lived and worked.

enforce laws requiring equal pay for equal work and bring about an end to sexist business practices.

redistribute wealth from owners to workers in an effort to create an egalitarian society.

purge China of capitalist elements and any individuals deemed counterrevolutionaries.

extend China's borders by appealing to its struggling neighbors with offers of economic assistance.

The Red Guard served as the guardians of Chinese history, charged with acquiring and protecting important works of Chinese literature and art.

The Red Guard was a group of Mao Zedong's most trusted political and military advisors, on whose guidance he relied throughout his reign.

The Red Guard was responsible for carrying out secret military campaigns throughout Asia aimed at weakening democratic governments in the region and encouraging communist revolutions.

The Red Guard arrested, tortured, and sometimes executed individuals deemed a threat to Mao Zedong's rule and communism in general, including capitalists, intellectuals, and political dissidents.