Question

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

Explanation:

During the Cultural - Revolution, the Red Guards, under the wrong guidance, carried out actions that caused great harm. They persecuted intellectuals and government officials. There were no such things as freeing people from re - education camps (re - education camps were not a feature of this period in the described way), they did not protect old customs against new reforms as their actions were mainly radical and destructive, and they did not recruit supporters of capitalistic policies as the Cultural Revolution was an extreme left - wing movement.

Answer:

persecuting intellectuals and government officials