Chinese Nationalist and Communist Revolution PowerPoint Presentation in PPT Format

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Do Now Why do you think teenagers conform to
certain ideas or behaviors?
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Revolution in China
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Communism

• October 1st, 1949 Mao Zedong declared China a
  communist state.
• The U.S, who helped fight on Chinas behalf in
  WWII, was devastated.
• Russia and China would sign treaties aligning
  their countries.

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The face of Communism

• Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong)
• Title Chairman Mao chairman of the Communist
  party and leader of China until1976.
• Mr. Nice Guy?

Mao Zedong???
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Economic Changes under Mao

• First Five-Year Plan (1953-1957)
• Focused on Industry and Agriculture
• Land was taken from private owners and
  redistributed to peasants.
• This saw some progress

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Second Five-Year Plan (1958-1962)

• The Great Leap Forward
• Maos attempt to bridge the economic gap between
  China and the West.
• Peasants were organized into communes.
• 5,000 families per commune (approx.)
• Individuals forfeited their own property and
  tools
• The commune provided all basic needs

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Great leap backwards?

• Over 30 million people starved to death.
• Mao was removed as Head of State
• (still party chairman)
• Private land was reinstated
• Peasants could make a surplus food

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Foreign Relations

• Russia (Soviet Union)
• Growing split between USSR and China
• Peaceful coexistence policy of USSR viewed as
  surrender
• 1960 end of Soviet economic aid
• Tibet
• Seized in 1962
• Korea
• Aided North Korea in the Korean War (1950-1953)
• Vietnam
• Supported North Vietnam and aided Viet Cong
  during Vietnam War (1959-1975)

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Foreign Relations

• Cold War
• Economic aid to Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• United Nations
• One of five permanent members of U.N. Security
  Council (1971, replacing Taiwan)
• Relations with United States
• 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon opened
  diplomatic relations with China

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Maos Little Red Book

• The Chinese Communist Party is the core of the
  Chinese revolution, and its principles are based
  on Marxism-Leninism. Party criticism should be
  carried out within the Party.

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Cultural Revolution (1966-1969)

• Effort to revive interest in Maos ideas (and for
  Mao to regain power) after the failed Great Leap
  Forward
• Call for youths to engage in post-revolutionary
  class warfare

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• Mao claimed that reactionary bourgeoisie elements
  were taking over the party
• Red Guards (consisting of young people) marched
  throughout China attacked and harassed members of
  Chinas elderly and intellectual population.

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The end of the Chairman
Mao died in September, 1976
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Review Questions

1. Who led the Communist Revolution?
2. Describe the Great Leap Forward.
3. Describe the Cultural Revolution.