-
Mao Zedong is born.
-
Mao joins the Chinese Communist Party and sets up a branch in Hunan.
-
A military retreat of Mao's Chinese Communists from the Kuomintang Army's pursuit.
-
The Long March ends.
-
A civil war between the Kuomintang army and Mao's communists.
-
The Chinese Civil War ends with the communists ending up victorious and the Kuomintang fleeing to Taiwan.
-
The People's Republic of China is established under Mao Zedong following the communists' victory against the Kuomintang.
-
An economic plan that set goals to improve China's economy, similar to the Soviet Union's idea. The Soviets provided materials for the plan.
-
A campaign that lifted restrictions on freedom of speech, and which encouraged people to express their opinions on communism.
-
China's First Five Year Plan ends. It is a great success.
-
The campaign ends due to events such as the calling out of Stalin, and the Hungarian revolution, which Mao felt threatened by.
-
An economic campaign following the successful First Five Year Plan. The goal was to solve China's industrial and agricultural problems. It was a failure, however.
-
Due to the failure of the campaign, it was forced to end two years early.
-
A campaign ordered by Mao in order to instill communist values and wipe out opposition. It almost wiped out Chinese culture.
-
Mao Zedong dies.
-
The Cultural Revolution came to an end along with Mao's death.
