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Mao Zedong
was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.He also publised a book call the little red book -
Deng Xiaoping
was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. After Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market economic reforms. -
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Mao Zedong and Propaganda
Mao Zedong is known for its constant use of campaigns to legitimize the state and the policies of leaders. It was the first Chinese government to successfully make use of modern mass propaganda techniques. -
The Great Leap Forward
it was an economic and social campaign by the communist party of china from 1958 to1961.The campaign was led by Mao Zedong and aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization -
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Three Years of Famine
was the period in the People's Republic of China between the years 1958 and 1961 characterized by widespread famine. Drought, poor weather, and the policies of the Communist Party of China contributed to the famine, although the relative weights of the contributions are caused due to the Great Leap Forward. -
Red Guards
he People's Republic of China who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967. -
Cultral Revolution
was a radical sociopolitical movement in China.Led by Mao Zedong and characterized by military rule, terrorism, purges, restructuring of the educational system -
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Political Freedom
in China since the 1970s, political freedom is still tightly restricted. -
The four Moderns
were goals first set forth by Zhou Enlai in 1963, and enacted by Deng Xiaoping, starting in 1978, to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology in China.The Four Moderns were adopted as a means of restoring China's economy in 1978 after the death of Mao Zedong, -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
were student-led popular demonstrations in Beijing which took place in the spring of 1989.As troops with assault rifles and tanks inflicted casualties on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advance towards Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing.
