This is known as the Anaconda Plan.
This military strategy, developed by Union General Winfield Scott, was meant to starve the Confederacy out of their resources. Essentially, Scott felt that if the Confederacy could not trade for goods with other countries they would not be able to survive. This is due to the Confederacy's reliance on cotton as their main cash crop.
This strategy helps to explain why the US wanted to blockade trade with other countries as well as why the Union wanted to control the Mississippi River, as they knew control of this waterway could negatively impact the Confederacy's ability to transport/obtain resources.
Basically, the Cultural Revolution was that Mao Zedong, the Former Chairman of the Communist Party of China, wanted a classless society. Following this, Mao launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
His thoughts called<em> 'The Little Red Book'</em> became some sort of Bible for most if not all Chinese Communists. He soon created a group called the 'Red Guards' to go throughout China and eliminate the <em>'Four Olds'</em> which was a term used to refer to the attempts of Communists to destroy Chinese cultures and beliefs.
- Old culture, customs, and habits.
They were commanded to destroy temples, music, any books, and they were instead replaced street signs with revolutionary names. Many citizens were displeased with this policy.
it provided a place for education.the sixteenth section in each town was reserved for public schools at the time.
I believe you are referring to the book of John in the bible
the book of john cautions against syncretism of christian religion and the holding of doctrines that are heretical.
syncretism is the mixing of various views into a culture or religion, that was spreading quickly in the early church.