The Red Guard was comprised of:
A)the initial leaders of the Chinese Revolution in 1949.
B)the Chinese military.
C)Maoist student radicals.
D)the founders of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s.
E)the Soviet faction of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s.

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The Red Guard was a mass movement of young people in China, primarily students, who favored Mao Zedong's ideas and sought to carry out his vision for a radical communist revolution. They were organized into local groups and were heavily influenced by Mao's Little Red Book of Quotations. The Red Guard played a significant role in the Cultural Revolution, which aimed to purge capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society and institutions.

The Red Guard Was Comprised Of