Vocabulary
What is the meaning of Famine?
Minimal/lack of food/water
What was the final result of the Chinese Revolution?
Mao Zedong and the communist party won
True or False:
Chiang Kai-Shek was a Chinese politician and military leader of the communist Party
False.
This is an empire that was founded by nomadic turks, who ruled over vast lands that included a diverse group of inhabitants.
The Ottoman Empire
What was Mao's intention for introducing the Cultural Revolution?
To restore (bring back again) communist ideologies to China
This is when a city goes from traditional and rural society to an urban and industrial one.
What is Modernization?
What two leaders fought in the Chinese Civil War? What was the difference between both?
Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai Shek.
Moa Zedong wanted a communist country and make all economic decisions, and Chiang Kai Shek was anti-communist and believed democracy was better.
This leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) eventually founded the People’s Republic of China
Mao Zedong
True or False:
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk modeled his country based on the nations of Western Europe
True. He wanted to transform his mostly Muslim country into a secular state.
This was a period of time when farmers in China were forced into factories to help industrialize China
The Great Leap Forward
What is Westernization ?
process of adopting or being influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America
During what event, did Mao Zedong emerge as the party's primary leader?
Long March
What was the difference between Kemal Atatürk and Mohandas Gandhi ?
Kemal was the founder of Turkey and Mohamed was the leader of the Indian independence movement
Who were the "Young Turks" and what was their primary goal?
They were a Nationalist group who wanted to modernize the empire and turn it into a democratic state.
These were the military tactics used by Mao's forces
Guerrila Warfare
What are Communes? What was its main goal?
Forced living communities in which Chinese citizens shared all responsibilities and belongings.
Its main goal was to increase food production.
To what country did the Nationalist party flee to?
Taiwan
This Russian leader supported the Chinese Communists with advisors and supplies.
Who is Joseph Stalin
What was Kemal Atatürk most well known for?
for implementing reforms to modernize Turkey
These were the people who enforced the communist rules of Mao Zedong to make sure that capitalism was being rid of
The Red Guards
The process in which religion loses social and cultural significance.
What is Secularization?
What are four primary reasons Mao Zedong was able to win and prevail?
Guerrilla tactics, peasant support, weakening of the nationalist government, capture of weapons from the Japanese forces.
He was the first leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) and helped overthrow the Qing Dynasty.
Who is Sun Yat-sen
What did Mustafa Kemal Atatürk mean when he said: “Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.”
What is his perspective on education?
He was big on education and pro-education for all. He believed everyone should have the equal opportunity to pursue knowledge.
What is this political cartoon telling us about Mao Zedong and the cultural revolution? What can we infer about it?
We see Mao Zedong holding up a "red book" that says that all people should follow his rules and quotes to live by. We can infer that he wanted to get rid of democracy and bring back communist ideologies to the country.