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Communism in China
The Communist Party of China was formed in 1921. It was under Mao Zedong's control in 1927. Eventually, Mao led a revolution, and the communist party obtained control in 1947. They followed the example of the soviet model of development through heavy industry with surpluses extracted from peasants. Consumer goods were left to secondary importance. In the sino-soviet split of the 1950's, Mao split from traditional Marxism-Leninism and developed Maoism, the Chinese interpretation of communism. Mao -
Jiang Jieshi taking control of China between 1928 and 1975
He was a Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975.
He became the Commandant of the Kuomintang's Whampoa Military Academy and took Sun's place as leader of the KMT when Sun died in 1925.
He served as Chairman of the National Military Council of the Nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 to 1948. -
World War 2
the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, -
The long march 1934-1945
+The Long March saved Mao Zedong and the Communist Party from the Chinese military.
+Mao took his Communists through China away from attacks to stop them.
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The growth of the Communist party
The CPC is the sole governing party of China, although it coexists alongside 8 other legal parties that make up the United Front. It was founded in 1921, chiefly by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. The party grew quickly, and by 1949 the CPC had defeated the Kuomintang in a 10-year civil war, thus leading to the establishment of the People's Republic. With a membership of 86.7 million, it is the largest political party in the world.
The CPC is organized on the basis of democratic centralism, -
One hundred flowers campaign 1956-57
The rise in industrial production led to increased urbanization.By 1956, the number of people living in cities had almost doubled from before the communist takeover, and there were shortages of food, housing and consumer goods.
There was public dissent about these living conditions, though they were rarely given voice. So, on February 27, 1957, Mao made an unusual request.
He called for the nation's intellectuals and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party.
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The great leap forward 1958-1961
+The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernize China’s economy.
+One that, by 1988, would rival America.
+Forced farmers to work in “communes” instead of for themselves
+Mao’s idea was to change China from a agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society in just five years. -
The cultural revolution 1966-1976
+After the Great Leap Forward, Mao was unpopular.
+The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government.
+This was a time of very little freedom in China.
+Mao staged public rallies involving thousands of young supporters.
+He calculated correctly that the young wouldn't remember much about the failure of the Great Leap Forward and the millions of deaths. -
Mao’s death September 09, 1976
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 09, 1976, at the age of 82, in Beijing, China.
