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Industrial production crashed during the Cultural Revolution because

people sabotaged the government’s reform effort.
the Red Guards imprisoned important leaders.
people revolted against poor working conditions.
the Red Guards were assigned leadership posts.

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the Red Guards were assigned leadership posts.

Explanation: Radical, often inexperienced Red Guards and revolutionary committees replaced managers and persecuted technical experts and officials, disrupting factory management, skilled labor, and supply chains — causing industrial production to collapse.