What were the major effects of the Cultural Revolution?

The Revolution marked Mao's return to the central position of power in China after a period of less radical leadership to recover from the failures of the Great Leap Forward, which led to approximately 30 million deaths in the Great Chinese Famine only five years earlier.

Teachers were challenged and attacked by students.

All ranks in the PLA were abolished.

Central government’s control and ability to pass & enforce laws was seriously weakened.

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these conditions long with a short growing season made farming difficult.

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the north has a climate of warm summers and snowy cold winters. the terrain is rocky, hilly, and not good for farming.

adopted the practice of proskynesis, a persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others, depending on their rank.