It has been argued that most of the crucial political and ideological battles of the Cultural Revolution were fought over the issue of the nature of social class structure in post-revolutionary China. What does the Cultural Revolution teach us about class structure and struggle under socialism? The Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution[1] was a political and ideological struggle spanning the decade from 1966-1976. More implicitly‚ it was a struggle spurned into motion by Mao Zedong to reinstitute
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analysis might explain World War II by examining the role of Hitler. It might look at the end of the cold war by studying Gorbachev. It might suggest that the economic reforms in China are a result of the transition from Mao Zedong’s leadership to Deng Xiaoping’s rule. This level of analysis also includes cognitive theories --- theories that explain foreign policy by looking at the way leaders perceive the
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The Change of the Role of Women “Women can hold up half the sky” This famous quote was said by Mao Zedong‚ a man who understood and fought for women equality. In modern China‚ women can fully participate in all aspects of society. Their standard of living is on the rise. However‚ Chinese women did suffer a lot from inequality in the past. Historically‚ the life of women was very difficult. They might not make it through as a baby. Sometimes a baby girl would be abandoned if her family didn’t want
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BIOGRAPHY MAO TSE-TUNG Mao Tse-Tung was a principal Chinese Marxist theorist‚ a soldier and a statesman who commanded China’s communist revolution. He was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1935; he was chairman of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death on 1959. Mao was born in a farming community in Hunan Province‚ China to a peasant family. As a child‚ he worked in the fields and attended a local primary school where he studied traditional Confucian classics. He
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Better living standards‚ less poverty. * Gov background‚ 1950 Mao Tse Tung’s great leap forward failed increasing poverty and hunger. * 1960’s Cultural Revolution failed as it isolated China from global economy. * 1978= Mao’s successor Deng Xiao Ping. ECONOMICS REFORM of CHINA between 1978 and 1997. * Included; (rapid industrialization‚ high economics growth‚ one child policy‚ agriculture reform‚ globalization‚ open door policy‚ taxation reform‚ banking laws‚ tariffs.) * Open
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MAO EVALUATION – 1920s-1949: RESISTER? OPPRESSION METHODS OF RESISTANCE SUCCESS/FAILURE ECONOMIC: Land based – peasants didn’t own land – worked (exploited?) land for landlords Peasants heavily taxed – if you couldn’t pay tax you could be imprisoned – you could be beaten‚ sold into slavery etc Peasants starve – massive famines frequent Cities – massive inequality – between business/factory owners and their workers National Party policies supported business owners and middle class at the expense
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In the aftermath of World War II‚ countries such as India‚ Vietnam‚ Cuba‚ China‚ and Ghana had independence movements to change who was in power. The changes that had come were compared to a raging hurricane that the old orders could not stand against. As a result of this‚ the people who had been exploited revolted against their governments who had kept them in subjection. The communist dictators of Cuba‚ Fidel Castro‚ and China‚ Mao Zedong‚ lead revolutions to overthrow their governments and
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parts in total. It starts with the brief introduction to Zhou Enlai and then pays more attention to the second part about his contributions. Following is the third part about evaluations from domestic and international. The last part comes to the conclusion. Key words: Zhou Enlai reputation contributions evaluations I. Introduction Zhou Enlai was born in Huai ’an‚ Jiangsu Province on 5 March 1898‚ and died in Beijing on January 8‚ 1976. Zhou‚ an important member of the Chinese Communist
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approaches after a fresh start‚ the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The good points of integration include the major economic growth. China has surpassed Russia in fields of education and scientific research with the help of internationality. According to Deng in China’s National Conference of Science in 1978 “one must learn from those who are most advanced before one can catch up with and surpass them”. Nowadays China’s top universities hire almost exclusively Chinese with foreign Ph.Ds. In a global economy
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The China Coin Suggested answers Suggested answers to research activity Source 1 Biography: Wild Swans by Jung Chang‚ Flamingo Publishers‚ 1992‚ Chapter 7 Wild Swans is a personal account of three generations of women in China. In this chapter Jung Chang records the experience of her mother on the Long March across China to spread the ideas of the communist leader‚ Mao Zedong. After traveling from Jinzhou to Tianjin by train they had to continue their journey on foot. The route was fraught with
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