At first, the Chinese thought it was a great idea that everyone got treated fairly. In the end, Mao died and Deng Xiaoping become the leader and everyone loved him. A word of advice, read "Mao's Last...
The Cultural revolution was basically a fight between Mao Zedong and other his followers to gain dominance over the CCP (Chinese communist party). If you have a better answer feel free to improve.
The last dynasty of Chinese history were torn down after the Revolution of 1911. Then the Republic was set up. Sun Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party), was proclaimed provisional...