Communist+Youth+Associations

Communist Youth Associations:
 * A Youth movement between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight by the CCP
 * Founded in May 1920 (originally named as the Socialist Youth League of China)
 * During the Cultural Revolution the organization was blocked
 * Estimates of 73 million members (2007)
 * Contributed to the top echelon leaders of the communist party such as Hu Yaobang and Hu Jintao

Mao's maintanence of power:
 * Helped build his propaganda of a real revolution
 * Influenced the youth to believe in communist ideals
 * Inserted fear into the people against the young (red guards)