As Communism ended in Eastern Europe‚ the Chinese government continued to believe in the communist system with Deng Xiaoping as the chairman. In 1989‚ students in China started protesting for a democratic government system‚ but the government dealt with the protest ineffectively‚ resulting in angering students. It eventually escalated into an uprising that ended in cruel actions taken by the government‚ which was to murder the students. On June 4‚ 1989‚ The Chinese People’s Liberation Army fired
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of the Communist party and the civilians‚ especially the students‚ of China. The students‚ who leaned towards western ideals‚ demanded for political and economic reform that would ultimately lead to a more democratic and free society. They also campaigned against corruption‚ and this resulted in much support from the working class who had been exploited by the government. The westernised ideals of the students however‚ completely contradicted the views of the existing government of China. The communist
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The Cultural Revolution was lead by Mao Zedong‚ chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He wanted to renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. He feared that China would start developing along the thoughts of the Soviet models‚ and he was also concerned about his name in History. Therefore‚ he led the cities of China into a agitated situation‚ a land full of protest. Mao wanted China to have peasants‚ workers and educated people working together. Everyone was of equal class status‚ no one was
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government. In addition‚ Confucian ideas would dominate Chinese society‚ and governed the Chinese’s way of life. Then in 1949‚ the Communists swept into Beijing‚ and took power. The leader of the Communists‚ Mao Zedong‚ announced the birth of the People’s Republic of China. After gaining power‚ the Communists tried to change the value system that had been entrenched in China for three thousand years. Without a doubt‚ Confucius was China’s best-known philosopher. He had developed many ideas about how
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McKenzie April 2013 Son of the Revolution Essay Right at the start of the memoir‚ Son of the Revolution‚ the reader’s attention is drawn to the strict nature of the daycare center the narrator is in. We find that China’s motion towards a Socialist party is integrated down to the people’s level‚ even implemented and enforced in the daycares. This seems extreme to the reader‚ especially when the songs sung by the children are titled‚ “Sweeping the Floor”‚ “Working the Factory” and “Planting Trees in
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Manifesto of the Communist Party Political Ideologies The basic thought running through the manifesto is that all history has been a history of class struggles between the exploited and exploiting‚ between dominated and dominating classes at different stages of social evolution. (Slavery‚ Feudalism‚ Capitalism‚ Socialism‚ Communism). This struggle‚ however‚ is believed to have reached a stage where the exploited and oppressed class (the proletariat) can no longer liberate itself from the bourgeoisie
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his impact on China since Mao Zedong. Along with Mao and Zhou Enlai‚ Deng Xiaoping can be labeled as the key figure in the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party. Dubbed a hero in China with numerous books published about his contributions‚ Deng had defectors in the past. For one‚ he suffered lots of failures and made many mistakes in his lifetime. The purpose of this essay is twofold. It is a means to reflect upon the accomplishments and failures of a man who has influenced China today and to present
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seen so many heroes and villains all over the world. But one place in particular was in China‚ with a leader who goes by the name of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong was a well-known communist leader in china who actually lead the Chinese Communist Party. He is one of the most important people/historical figures in history. At first he was helping China at the beginning of his ruling‚ nut then his actions had cause China to completely fall and breakout into violence and complete chaos!! Changing the views of
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also transformed as well‚ through considerable social and political reform. In East Asia‚ China was the country outside of the Allied and Axis powers affected the most in WWI‚ through the creation of the Chinese Communist Party. After WWI was over‚ the Treaty of Versailles transferred all German holdings in East Asia‚ including those in China‚ to Japan. To China‚ this was an outrageous offense. Although China certainly didn’t enjoy Germany owning part of their land‚ to have their worst enemy‚ Japan
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Deng Xiaoping and the origins of Chinese Capitalism The Legacies of the Maoist Era The Chinese communists came to power in 1949 promising two revolutions: a bourgeois revolution (nobility vs. bourgeoisie) followed by a socialist one (bourgeoisie vs. proletariat). The bourgeois revolution was accomplished by the Marxist rulers. The aim was to make China appear as a nation- state. Therefore‚ the population was instilled by feeling of national identity and strong sense of social purpose
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