friends have asked me why‚ after all I went through‚ I did not hate Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution in those years. The answer is simple: we were all brainwashed.”p.276 The book “The Red Scarf Girl” is a memoir written by author Ji Li Jiang recounting what it was like to grow up during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution‚ taking place in China from 1965 to 1968. During this time‚ a political leader named Mao Zedong convinced the people of China that the “four olds"‚ or the old ways of
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Mohandas Gandhi and Mao Zedong were two great leaders who succeeded in many ways by their actions and decisions. Gandhi was an Indian leader and Mao a Chinese leader. However‚ their approach to success‚ peace‚ and ultimately‚ a revolution‚ was very different. Mao favored peace through violence‚ and Gandhi favored peace through non-cooperation and standing up for what is right. He also believed that these changes will be accomplished by “conscious suffering”‚ was the way he put it. However‚ despite
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During the Cultural Revolution‚ the Chinese government under Mao Zedong used propaganda to help create an image of their new beliefs and aims‚ but the Chinese population had different stories about the revolution. The experiences of the Chinese citizens were often harsh‚ compared to the statements released by the government. In this first paragraph‚ the government claims that the Cultural Revolution had a more positive setting when in reality‚ citizens were receiving harsh treatment.The first piece
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My favorite leader –Zhou Enlai Abstract As is known to us all‚ Zhou Enlai‚ as a communist party member‚ the first premier and foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ has a high reputation from home and abroad. This paper includes four 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
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Dramatization or Skit The Northern Expedition & The Long March The period between 1926 and 1935 presented some of the most significant events in the power struggle between the Guomingdang and the Communists. No two events more appropriately depict this struggle than the Guomindang’s Northern Expedition and the Communist’s Long March. While both of the aforementioned events had a substantial impact on the future of both parties‚ there were also consequences for those who participated in them
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# 37-Crash Course World History Video Notes: Communists‚ Nationalists‚ and China’s Revolutions 1. The 20th century was pretty big for China because it saw not one but two revolutions: one in 1911 and the more famous _____________ revolution of 1949. 2. So as you know doubt recall China lost the Opium wars in the 19th century‚ resulting in European domination‚ __________ ___ _____________‚ et cetera‚ all of which was deeply embarrassing to the Qing dynasty and led to calls for reform. 3. One strand
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for private profit driven by the accumulation of capital. 2. When? On October 1‚ 1949‚ in a grand ceremony witnessed by crowds of Beijing people in Tiananmen Square‚ Mao Zedong‚ chairman of the Central People’s Government‚ solemnly proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Mao Zedong (December 26‚ 1893 – September 9‚ 1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary‚ political theorist and politician. 3. Why? In view of historical development‚ there are
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deserting their posts. The CCP was gaining strength and supporters‚ mainly the peasants‚ who were promised land reform. The GMD had the support from the upper class only. The peasants not only joined the CCP army‚ but supported the army in many ways. Mao believed he was not fighting for himself or for the benefits of the upper class only as the GMD did but he was fighting for the majority of the people and for their rights. “This army is powerful because all its members have a discipline based on political
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13‚ named Wang Ruir and his memories during the Long March. The movie shows the travels of the Red Army‚ the loss of his father‚ sister and brother-in-law during the saga. The movie depicts the relationship between Wang Ruir and military leader‚ Mao Zedong who is credited with saving the young boy’s life and guiding him tenderly throughout Wang Ruir’s journey into his teenage years. The film is a memoir of Wang Ruir’s and China’s losses during these turbulent times in the country’s history and the
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In the articles‚ Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang and “China’s Cultural Revolution” by Joseph Vitale‚ they explained The Cultural Revolution in differing ways by using different points of view. For example‚ “China’s Cultural Revolution” was in third person because the words I‚ we‚ and you were never addressed in the article. Some similarities and differences presented in the articles are the different points of view‚ and the attitudes. First of all‚ in the article‚ “China’s Cultural Revolution” by
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