In 1949 a powerful communist leader by the name of Mao Zedong came to power based on his idea for a‚ “Great Leap Forward.” This idea was meant to bring China’s economy into the twentieth century. He had assembled a revolutionary government using traditional Chinese ideals of filial piety‚ harmony‚ and order. Mao’s cult of personality‚ party purges‚ and political policies reflect Mao’s esteem of these traditional Chinese ideals and history. However‚ the product of this revolution created a massive
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Assess the impact of interference by foreign powers on China’s development in the 20th century During the 20th century China underwent a massive transformation. In the early 1900s China was a mass of land lacking any real political cohesion and so was plagued by disputes between the many ruling warlords. However‚ by the year 2000 China was considered a major contender on the world stage and still is today; it almost seems certain that China will become the most powerful nation on earth in the
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industrialization process until about the 1950’s with the establishment of the People’s Republic ( october 1949).Between 1949 and 1978 Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party established a socialist planned economy based on abolition of property‚rural collectivization and central planning. Thus‚ the turning points in China’s economy growth are the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 and the economic reforms‚ under Deng Xiaoping‚ in 1978 according to free market principles‚ opening up trade and investment
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The Chinese Revolution‚ beginning in 1911 and ending in 1949 was a momentous and significant revolution within history. The Chinese Revolution was a result of impearialistic control of China by other countries‚ unfair treatment of peasants‚ and young people’s desire to modernize China. Similar to The Chinese Revolution‚ the novel “Animal Farm” was an allegory that also exhibited the strive for freedom and respect within a nation‚ or in this case the Manor Farm. In the novel‚ the animals fought hard
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There were many different reasons resulting in communist victory after the War against Japan in 1945.The last phase of the Chinese Civil War‚ lasted from 1945 to 1949. At the time‚ the CCP‚ led by Mao Zedong‚ and the GMD led by Chiang Kai Shek‚ were vying for power to lead the whole of China. To begin with the GMD had the advantage with support from the United States‚ who provided advanced weaponry as well as financial aid through its Marshall Plan Scheme. It was officially accepted as the real government
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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 to help the people of the lower classes prosper. These brute leaders went into battles in their own countries and changed the lives of Cuban and Chinese citizens; however it is debatable whether
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Within a society riddled with corruption‚ laws are really just there as a guideline. Whereas normally they are what define what can and cannot be done‚ if one is broken then it is punishable. The issue comes along when there are people that essentially do nothing to be in trouble‚ yet get a severe punishment. Making any set of laws in a corrupt society more alike a general guideline people generally have to follow. This can be seen in “Saboteur”‚ by Ha Jin‚ in a variety of ways. Though it all begins
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was established. Before 1949‚ there was a period of civil war soon after the world war two. The confrontation was between the Nationalist Komintang led by Chiang Kai Shek and peasant-based Communist party led by Mao-Zedong‚ ended with Chiang’s defeat. Mao became the leader of China‚ and he believed that Marxism was the best way to solve China’s social and economic problems. He wanted to stop the landlords from exploiting the farmers. Under the rule of the Communist
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Chairman Mao Zedong initiated a nationwide campaign called “The Great Leap Forward”‚ in an effort to rapidly transition China’s economy from agrarian to industrial. The goal of this effort was for China to not only catch up with‚ but also exceed the United States in industrial output in the next 15 years through peaceful competition‚ making China an industrial equal to countries in the West. The way to do this‚ as Chairman Mao saw it‚ was through mass industrialization and collectivism. Mao mobilized
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energy or creative energy could be focused on the revolutionary cause” Ha Jin states at an interview about his book Waiting. This is revealed in the book by the “worship” of chairman Mao Zedong. “…the bride and the groom pay tribute to the Party and Chairman Mao…the couple bowed to the banners and the portrait[of Mao Zedong]…” (239) depicts the long expected wedding of Lin and Manna and how it starts by “worshipping” the party. In a typical wedding‚ we don’t see much of this “worshipping” the faction
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