Mao travelled the length and breadth of China during the 1950’s. The massive amount of support that he got where ever he went convinced him that he was in touch with the people. He took this opportunity to give some greater freedom of expression to his people and he encouraged constructive criticism of how he and his party were transforming china into a proletarian state. He also gave intellectuals a greater say in debate which was unusual as Mao hated them. It was quite possible that Mao
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capital and enterprise‚ in the future of the Chinese economy . The Mao era (1945-1976) In what could arguably be called the darkest era of the modern Chinese economy‚ the Mao leadership lead the Chinese economy to brink of collapse. By introducing a soviet style governance of the land‚ Mao brought radical reforms such as collectivization. “The great leap forward” is well documented in the history books and will be what Mao is most remembered for. This entailed of agricultural and industrial reforms
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“cultural army”‚ that was trying to instill revolutionary values and obedience in the communist party. The name misty came from the fact that the poetry was considered by the powers in charge to be obscure. This restriction was lifted after the death of Mao and the opening to the west. Gu Cheng’s poem “A generation” Is a short free verse poem. In it are themes of darkness and light‚ both of which contrast each other. Though this is a short poem it reveals a lot. Cheng uses the imagery of “black night”
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on China from 1965 to 1968. The Cultural Revolution is the name given to Mao’s attempt to reassert his beliefs in China. Mao had been less than a dynamic leader from the late 1950’s on‚ and feared others in the party might be taking on a leading role that weakened his power within the party and the country. This probably explains the Cultural Revolution – it was an attempt by Mao to re-impose his authority on the party and therefore the country. The movement began in September 1965 with a speech
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information by peasants and government officials were also partly responsible for the scale of the famine; however Mao’s policies played the biggest role in causing the scale of the famine. Collectivisation was the first agricultural policy taken on by Mao which was unsupported by the peasants in the countryside‚ who were the majority of the population. The policy contributed hugely to the scale of the famine as it involved joining peasant families together to farm collectively rather than individually
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Who did Mao blame for the faltering of the Chinese revolution? Mao blamed ruling elites within the communist party and government bureaucrats who were interested only in maintaining their power. What two steps were involved in Mao’s plan to tear down the old world? The two steps were to have the Red Guard attack the “Four Olds” and to eliminate the “Five Black Elements”. What evidence did British sociologist Peter Worsley offer to show that Mao’s effort at social change was successful? The
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from humiliation and losses in the hands of the Japanese and other western powers. A predominant factor of the CCP’s popularity was the peoples desire to restore China as a powerful‚ independent nation‚ free from the influence of ‘foreign devils.’ Mao shared this aspiration and consequently‚ began to alienate China from the foreign powers and purge the country of capitalist and bourgeois influence. In 1950 the process of getting rid of foreigners accelerated‚ particularly in result of the armed
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Queenie Zou Catherine 10012014 Assignment#2Draft3 In the book “Red Scarf Girl” by Ji Li Jiang is about Ji Li‚ a smart girl who 12 years old had deeply believe in Mao‚ Chairman of China. However‚ her behavior was getting change during the Cultural Revolution. At the beginning of the book‚ Ji li thought that China was a great state with communism and everyone was nice to people. However‚ things became different. People thought Ji Li’s family was black background because her grandfather was landlord
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The great Proletarian cultural revolution * All over China was the campaign to destroy the old and build the new * Abolishing the four olds * The people crowding Beijing in 1966 carried the little red book and the Mao badge * forcefully taken away anything old or has traditional values. * The children were taken into actions as well * Giving social advantages to the Red guards‚ thousand took advantage * The youth were educated of the revolutionary stories * Women had
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in dept and many lived on the edge of starvation. In addition‚ having peasant support for the CCP can supply with food resources. Therefore‚ Mao understood the first goal he had to achieve was the support from peasants. First‚ he set up peasant unions of Hunan from 1925-27‚ then in 1838-45 when Chiang had their attention focused on the Japanese Invasion‚ Mao and the CCP went to the rural areas‚ where the peasants were grateful for the way the soldiers behaved and helped the people . Then‚ the political
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