Mao's China

By JosephR
  • Chinese Civil War

    Chinese Civil War

    The Chinese Civil War was a conflict between the nationalist party Kuomintang, vs the Chinese communist party
  • Communist victory

    Communist victory

    The Chinese communist party under Mao Zedong forced Chiang Kai-shek into retreat to Taiwan
  • The Great Leap Forward

    The Great Leap Forward

    Mao Zedong wanted to rapidly industrialize China by creating communes and backyard furnaces, which would've been a great plan if he didn't take such a blind leap
  • Period: to

    Taiwan's Economic Boom

    Taiwan's Miracle was caused by increases in capital, labor, and agriculture, with high-tech manufacturing
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    Mao purged the "old ideas" and traditions by destroying them while targeting intellectuals and counterrevolutionists who believed in the "old ideas"
  • Death Of Mao

    Death Of Mao

    Mao Zedong died from a heart attack and was succeeded by Deng Xiaoping in 1978.
  • U.S Recognition of Taiwan

    U.S Recognition of Taiwan

    The U.S. recognized the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) as the sole legitimate government of China, which included Taiwan.
  • Taiwan's Democratization

    Taiwan's Democratization

    Taiwan lifted martial law and began a democratization process, emerging as one of the world's strongest democracies, transforming from an authoritarian system to democracy.