Cultural Revolution

(noun)

A social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966, with the goal of enforcing Communism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional, and cultural elements from Chinese society.

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Examples of Cultural Revolution in the following topics:

  • The Cultural Revolution

  • Modern Chinese Painting

    • The Cultural Revolution was a sociopolitical movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976.
    • One of the stated goals of the Cultural Revolution was to bring an end to the Four Olds—Old Customs, Old Culture, Old Habits, and Old Ideas.
    • Some of the most enduring images of Cultural Revolution come from the poster art.
    • Following the Cultural Revolution, many art schools and professional organizations were reinstated.
    • Describe the adoption of Western techniques in the New Culture Movement, the subsequent revival of traditional Chinese painting, and the closing of art schools during the Cultural Revolution

  • Principles of Freedom

    • The republican and democratic ideology of the American Revolution grew out of the unique culture of the American colonies.
    • The American political culture is deeply rooted in the colonial experience and the American Revolution.
    • The colonies were exceptional in the European world for their vibrant political culture, which attracted the most talented and ambitious young men in politics.
    • That deference declined sharply with the American Revolution.
    • Evaluate the ideologies that shaped American political culture and influenced the American Revolution

  • Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine

    • Examples of the technological innovation of the Industrial Revolution include the invention of steam and coal engines.
    • The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times.
    • The period of time covered by the Industrial Revolution varies with different historians.
    • Great Britain provided the legal and cultural foundations that enabled entrepreneurs to pioneer the Industrial Revolution.
    • Analyze the shift from manual to machine based labor during the First and Second Industrial Revolutions

  • The Neolithic Revolution

    • The Neolithic Revolution and invention of agriculture allowed humans to settle in groups, specialize, and develop civilizations.
    • During about 10,000 BCE, a major change occurred in the way humans lived; this would have a cascading effect on every part of human society and culture.
    • That change was the Neolithic Revolution.
    • This transition everywhere is associated with the change from a largely nomadic hunter-gatherer way of life to a more settled, agrarian-based one, due to the inception of the domestication of various plant and animal species—depending on the species locally available, and probably also influenced by local culture.
    • The way we live today is directly related to the advances made in the Neolithic Revolution.

  • The Industrial Revolution

    • The Industrial Revolution, which reached the United States by the 1800s, strongly influenced social and economic conditions.
    • The communications revolution that began in this period served to connect communities and transform business.
    • The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in history.
    • The profound economic changes sweeping the United States led to equally important social and cultural transformations.
    • Each class had its own specific culture and views on the issue of slavery.

  • Mexican Muralism

    • In 1921, after the end of the Mexican Revolution, José Vasconcelos was appointed to head the Secretaría de Educación Pública.
    • They are known to have believed that art was the highest form of human expression and a key force in social revolution.
    • The differences among the three have much to do with how each experienced the Mexican Revolution.
    • His masterpiece is considered to be the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, located in Mexico City .
    • The Polyform Cultural Siqueiros is considered his masterpiece.

  • Foreign and Domestic Crises

    • In 1789, the French Revolution broke out, sending shock waves through Europe and the United States.
    • From 1789 to 1792, as the French overthrew their monarchy and declared a republic, many Americans supported the revolution.
    • To the Federalists, however, the French Revolution represented pure anarchy, especially after the execution of the French king in 1793.
    • Indeed, the American Revolution served as an inspiration for French revolutionaries.
    • Democratic-Republicans interpreted the same events with greater optimism, seeing them as necessary to eliminating the monarchy and aristocratic culture that supported the privileges of a hereditary class of rulers.

  • The Sexual Revolution

    • Like much of the radicalism of the 1960s, the sexual revolution was most apparent on university campuses.
    • Similarly, during this time, a culture of "free love" emerged.
    • Beginning in San Francisco in the mid-1960s, this culture of "free love" was propagated by thousands of hippies who preached the power of love and the beauty of sex.
    • The Pill and the sexual revolution was therefore an important part of the drive for sexual equality in the 1960s.
    • The Pill had a profound impact on feminism and the sexual revolution.

  • The Spread of Revolution