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The Cultural Revolution caused widespread persecution of intellectuals.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the Cultural Revolution caused widespread persecution of intellectuals?

Unclear. Several sources describe persecution and violence during China's Cultural Revolution, and one study finds that eminent scholars were selectively targeted and punished. None of the placed items, however, establishes that persecution of intellectuals was widespread.

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Cultural Revolution
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Cultural Revolution. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution

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Ideological Dissent and Selective Persecution: Evidence from China’s Cultural Revolution
2022
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Wang, A. & Kung, J. K. (2022). Ideological Dissent and Selective Persecution: Evidence from China’s Cultural Revolution. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4190118

Education for Librarianship in China after the Cultural Revolution.
1983
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Chien, L. S. (1983). Education for Librarianship in China after the Cultural Revolution.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ295508

Mao's Cultural Revolution in 1967: The Struggle to Seize Power
1968
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Bridgham, P. (1968). Mao's Cultural Revolution in 1967: The Struggle to Seize Power. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305741000014417

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