the new People’s Republic was Mao Zedong. When the communists took over China they implemented many new ideas that were supposed to bring China up to speed in regards to the industrial development. He started the five year plan in which the people and government of China was to focus on the development of industry and to challenge the old ways of thinking. The old ways were called "the four olds" these were habits‚ ideas‚ customs‚ and cultures. After three years Mao asked for feedback of all of the
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women also had the job of tea picking. In that time‚ people believed that women who picked tea would turn out to be good woman and caused them to be better respected through their hard work (Lu). The Great Leap Forward took place in 1958-1961. Mao Zedong called for the farms to become government ruled. The Great Leap Forward lead shortages of grain yields as well as the starvation of many (Han). The Cultural Revolution took place after as another result of the Great Leap Forward. The Cultural Revolution
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according to the times‚ and so has the the nation’s literature. Chinese literature dates all the way back to 21 B.C.E‚ and during that time period chinese literature centered around confucianism and folklore. Literature took a sporadic toll when Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China came to power. Before the rise of the communist party‚ China was under the rule of the nationalist Kuomintang government. The corrupt and inefficient orders of the nationalist party gave access to the communist party
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of the GMD (Chinese Democratic Party) during the Civil War. Their leader‚ Chiang Kai-Shek‚ lost the support of the majority‚ mainly peasants and intellectuals‚ to the CCP‚ which contributed to their success in war. In addition to GMD’s actions‚ Mao Zedong‚ the communist leader was able to take over and declare the Peoples Republic of China. Early twentieth century Failing of Qing Dynasty The unhappiness in China laid in its problems‚ which arose during the early twentieth century. Until the
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civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass support‚ Mao Zedong was able to achieve many things. So why did the communist win the civil war? This essay examines the different reasons why the Communist won the Civil War. Ever since 1934‚ two main political parties in China‚ Communist Party of China and Nationalists
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The Cultural Revolution that took place in the 1960’s and 70’s had a major impact on the citizens of China‚ and is represented throughout literature in a multitude of ways‚ as shown in the passages Red Scarf Girl and China’s Cultural Revolution. With these differentiating ideas used in both passages‚ people who learn about this topic can thoroughly understand these facts on deep emotional levels if there are ways to get a full picture of the historical events that took place. In other words‚ since
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In 1965‚ Mao Zedong believed that his socialist campaign was being threatened by Liu Shaoqi and his comrades who‚ in Mao’s eyes‚ were traitors to the revolution because they shied away from a genuine mass movement. These veteran revolutionaries who had helped Mao create the People’s Republic were now seemingly less committed to Mao’s vision. In Mao’s eyes the Chinese Revolution was losing ground because of party conservatism and large bureaucracy. Mao insisted that many party bureaucrats “were taking
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anything against Mao and Pol Pot. Mao was trying to get rid of all imperial China‚ emperors‚ and arts. Mao has an idea and he went on focusing on young children. The young children became Red Guards and they followed Mao’s idea. The Red Guard would come to your house and if they find any old books‚ they will take it away and make you wear a hat that says “I’m against revolution” which makes people embarrassed in front many people. “The more extreme we were‚ the more loyal we felt to Mao‚” said one of
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eventually brought the People’s Republic of China to the brink of civil war. The revolution was launched by Mao Zedong‚ the Chairman of the Communist Party of China‚ in order to regain control after the Great Leap Forward. During the Great Leap Forward campaign Mao Zedong loss a significant amount of power to his rivals Lui Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. The campaign started in 1957. Mao Zedong wanted to increase the speed of socialism in China. He did this by establishing special communes in the countryside
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Republic of China was marked by caution and restraint. The Communists did not want to alarm the masses with ideological discussion and party politics. The people were more interested in peace and the cessation of civil strife. Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong spoke of the creation of a strong state power and the economic revamping of the
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