How Did Mao Chong Rise To Power
Mao Tse Tung, also known as Chairman Mao, December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976 had very controversial ways and accomplishments in his rule. He is said to be the founding father of the modernization of the Republic of China, as well as even being compared to very powerful dictators such as Joseph Stalin and even Adolf Hitler. He was the chairman of the Communist Party in China. He transformed China into a single-party socialist state of which industry and business was nationalized to increase economic growth. Mao had a very different and dictatorial way of running China, he wanted a higher rate of economical growth in China, revolving around tactics such as industrial development and the collectivization of agriculture. Mao looked for change
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in many questionable and ultimately unhelpful methods of raising economic growth, the main one being ‘The Great Leap Forward’. Maos ways were much different from what China was used to. He changed the hierarchical ways of Confucianism while achieving victory in Chinese Civil War and Socio-Cultural reforms, which is the little red book written about Mao's theories trying to educate children to not go to school and rebel against authority, which led to big, big problems in China. These reforms were spread through the Red Army. The Red Army was an army of children who followed Mao's little red book. The old China was a much more hierarchical society is ways of the father being superior to the sons as to the ruler being the superior to the subject. Ancient China also showed poverty in the society through most of the lower classes, a key one being the peasants. China also strived for high achievement through choosing societal ranks through the Civil Service Test and the merit of your education. Under Mao, China was a very different place, Mao flipped the hierarchy which Confucius had established and created a much more dictator like society. Mao had changed many things when he came to power one being; womens rights. Mao thought that women held the same status that a man possesed. This did not agree with the previous Confucian system that was used before Mao had came into power. Gender equality was made known throughout all of china while Mao remained emperor. Mao changed a lot while in power but he did not change everything. One very obvious aspect that did not change from the Confucian society is the fact that the leader or ruler had a much higher class then everyone else. There was one, and only one leader in China at the time. Maos new laws led to new ideas of Communism in China, from that moment forward everything had changed. Mao had carried out many communist plans such as revolving around the absence of social classes.
In China, all the peasants were still working in the fields, other citizens were living in the cities, and Mao remained living in luxury. This shows Mao’s selfishness, and that although he used communist ideals, he kept the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values, but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government, Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input, and ways to improve, but would kill, torture, or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”, and left most Chinese unsure of what they could or couldn’t say, even if it was a valid complaint. Most leaders who have to scare his/her people into not speaking up, isn’t trying to create a peoples republic. If Mao was trying to create a peoples republic, he wouldn’t be so concerned about losing power because it is not his power to lose; the power should be in the hands of the people. The communist party structure that shaped Chinese government placed Mao at the top. This made it so that all of his ideas, selfish and benevolent, were carried out by government officials who feared his power. With that amount of power, it is hard to not be selfish, making it hard for Mao to create the peoples republic that was originally
established. Mao's China could be compared to two main dynasties in many ways; one being the Qin. The Qin rose in 221 BCE, and fell in 206 BCE, they were ruled by Zheng Shi Huangdi. Both Mao and Zheng ruled will all of or most of power in China. They both enacted harsh laws, and punishments, opposite from the Qin, the Tang show an easier daily life for the citizens, and point out the harshness of Mao’s approach. The Tang dynasty 618 CE to 907 CE who gave women rights, installed confucian values, and made many technological advances. Side by side, the Tang makes Mao’s China appear very selfish, shortsighted, and unproductive. The comparing of Mao’s China to other Chinese dynasties points out prime elements of Mao’s government showing many differences that could be hidden otherwise.
Many can come to the conclusion that Mao had the power to carry out his plans for a peoples republic, but held back due to fear of losing power. Through treturous enforcements, lack of sympathy, and an urgency for guaranteed control, Mao ruled China similarly to how a dictator would govern, making him unable to effectively create the Peoples Republic of China that everyone desired. Mao held the power to either break the pattern of selfish rulers of or to again create another country governed by one dominant person. But because of the tendencies the power came with, Mao prioritised his power over executing the plans that would give the citizens what they sought, making China unable become a peoples republic under his rule.
in many questionable and ultimately unhelpful methods of raising economic growth, the main one being ‘The Great Leap Forward’. Maos ways were much different from what China was used to. He changed the hierarchical ways of Confucianism while achieving victory in Chinese Civil War and Socio-Cultural reforms, which is the little red book written about Mao's theories trying to educate children to not go to school and rebel against authority, which led to big, big problems in China. These reforms were spread through the Red Army. The Red Army was an army of children who followed Mao's little red book. The old China was a much more hierarchical society is ways of the father being superior to the sons as to the ruler being the superior to the subject. Ancient China also showed poverty in the society through most of the lower classes, a key one being the peasants. China also strived for high achievement through choosing societal ranks through the Civil Service Test and the merit of your education. Under Mao, China was a very different place, Mao flipped the hierarchy which Confucius had established and created a much more dictator like society. Mao had changed many things when he came to power one being; womens rights. Mao thought that women held the same status that a man possesed. This did not agree with the previous Confucian system that was used before Mao had came into power. Gender equality was made known throughout all of china while Mao remained emperor. Mao changed a lot while in power but he did not change everything. One very obvious aspect that did not change from the Confucian society is the fact that the leader or ruler had a much higher class then everyone else. There was one, and only one leader in China at the time. Maos new laws led to new ideas of Communism in China, from that moment forward everything had changed. Mao had carried out many communist plans such as revolving around the absence of social classes.
In China, all the peasants were still working in the fields, other citizens were living in the cities, and Mao remained living in luxury. This shows Mao’s selfishness, and that although he used communist ideals, he kept the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values, but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government, Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input, and ways to improve, but would kill, torture, or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”, and left most Chinese unsure of what they could or couldn’t say, even if it was a valid complaint. Most leaders who have to scare his/her people into not speaking up, isn’t trying to create a peoples republic. If Mao was trying to create a peoples republic, he wouldn’t be so concerned about losing power because it is not his power to lose; the power should be in the hands of the people. The communist party structure that shaped Chinese government placed Mao at the top. This made it so that all of his ideas, selfish and benevolent, were carried out by government officials who feared his power. With that amount of power, it is hard to not be selfish, making it hard for Mao to create the peoples republic that was originally
established. Mao's China could be compared to two main dynasties in many ways; one being the Qin. The Qin rose in 221 BCE, and fell in 206 BCE, they were ruled by Zheng Shi Huangdi. Both Mao and Zheng ruled will all of or most of power in China. They both enacted harsh laws, and punishments, opposite from the Qin, the Tang show an easier daily life for the citizens, and point out the harshness of Mao’s approach. The Tang dynasty 618 CE to 907 CE who gave women rights, installed confucian values, and made many technological advances. Side by side, the Tang makes Mao’s China appear very selfish, shortsighted, and unproductive. The comparing of Mao’s China to other Chinese dynasties points out prime elements of Mao’s government showing many differences that could be hidden otherwise.
Many can come to the conclusion that Mao had the power to carry out his plans for a peoples republic, but held back due to fear of losing power. Through treturous enforcements, lack of sympathy, and an urgency for guaranteed control, Mao ruled China similarly to how a dictator would govern, making him unable to effectively create the Peoples Republic of China that everyone desired. Mao held the power to either break the pattern of selfish rulers of or to again create another country governed by one dominant person. But because of the tendencies the power came with, Mao prioritised his power over executing the plans that would give the citizens what they sought, making China unable become a peoples republic under his rule.