THE FAR EAST

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THE FAR EAST

• Ch. 16-1
• China The Peoples Republic of China

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Chinas Struggle

• 1930s-1940s
• Feudalism
• Corrupt officials
• Foreign Imperialism

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REVOLUTION
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Communist Victory

• Meet peasants needs
• 1949 Communist Party
• Improve conditions of poor
• Chiang Kai-shek - Taiwan

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Communist Victory

• Through the dictatorship of the people, China
  will carry out its revolution.
• - Mao Zedong

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Creating New Order

• Maintain order
• Pursue revolution
• Totalitarian state
• Government control of all aspects

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Maos Leadership

• Propaganda campaign

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New Directions

• 1989 Beijing Massacre
• Tiananmen Square
• Government power

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DUE TOMORROW

• Read pages 350-354
• Answer 1-4
• 16-1 Section Review