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Mao Zedong born
He was borned at Shaoshan, China -
Qing Dynasty fall
The Qing dynasty has fallen. -
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Chinese History
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Jiang Jeishi
- In 1926 Jiang Jeishi took control of the Nationalist Party (the Guomindang) and smashed the Warlords
- His aim was to unite China.
- He needed the Chinese Communist Party to help.
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Civil war
Jiang Jeishi turned his Nationalist troops against the Communists their growing support was a threat to his power. -
The long march
Mao took his Communists through China away from attacks to stop them. Mao marched almost 6000 miles. -
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The long march
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WW2
The Chinese were united in their battle against Japan –the invading foreigners. The civil war was forgotten. -
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World War II
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Nationalists defeat
In 1949 the Communists defeated the Nationalists.
The Nationalists escaped to Taiwan to set up their own Nationalist government. -
One hundred flowers campaign
Mao called for the nation's intellectuals and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party.
-Between 300,000 and 550,000 individuals, mostly intellectuals and academics, were identified as ‘Rightists’.
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The great leap foward
- Mao’s attempt to modernize China’s economy and forced farmers to work in “communes” instead of for themselves.
- It was a huge failure.
- China’s economy actually experienced negative growth.
- As a result there was not enough food for the country. -18 million to 45 million people died. -Most starved; some murdered by the government.
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The great leap foward
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The cutural revolution
- After the Great Leap Forward, Mao was unpopular.
- The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government. -Mao staged public rallies involving thousands of young supporters.
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Cultural Revolution
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Mao’s death
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 09, 1976, at the age of 82, in Beijing, China.
