Question

the red guards carried out the cultural revolution by protecting old customs against new reforms. persecuting intellectuals and government officials. freeing thousands of people from reeducation camps. recruiting supporters of capitalistic policies.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The Cultural Revolution aimed to break from old customs, so protecting old customs is incorrect.
• Option 2: During the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards persecuted intellectuals and government officials as part of the radical actions to eliminate "bourgeois" elements.
• Option 3: Reeducation camps were part of later or other contexts, and Red Guards didn't free people from them; they were more about radical actions, not freeing.
• Option 4: The Cultural Revolution was anti - capitalist, so recruiting capitalist supporters is wrong.

Answer:

B. persecuting intellectuals and government officials.