Historical Timeline Overview, Mao Zedong made the Cultural Revolution because he wanted to remove all capitalism in the country to consolidate his party. In other words, he sought to consolidate his position and power in the country by eliminating capitalism, perhaps only as an excuse for his hunger. Because a lot of evidence shows that before he made this revolution, many people were not on his side. Furthermore, his party did not have much funds to support the smooth functioning of the party. The Red Guard could be seen as a way to get more money to build the party (Knight). Even in the West, religious leaders wanted people to be loyal. They feared that someone would overthrow them. To prevent this from happening, Mao abuses the violent and punishes firm communism. It is caused by personal desire. However, this way it is possible to control people in a short time but not forever. Furthermore, people's beliefs can also determine the fate of a country. For this reason, Chinese leaders have spent a lot of energy to unite people's minds. First they print the “Mao Zedong Quote” and require everyone to read and study it (Knight). It is the reason why no one tried to say no to Mao's leadership. Secondly, the party controlled all kinds of publications, which make people can simply get the information that the party wants people to get (Princeton University). A good modern