Mao Zedong
Who led the Communist Revolution in China?
Mao Zedong
What was the Great Leap Forward?
Economic plan to transform China into an industrial nation with the profits of farming.
What group did Mao encourage?
Red Guards
What year did protests happen?
1989
Communism controls what?
Economy and government
What government system did Mao support?
Communism
What was its main goal?
Rapid industrialization, banned private property and used collectivization of farms(agriculture)
What did they target?
Traditions and educated people that deemed as counterrevolutionaries. Sought to rid any capitalistic ideas.
Who protested?
Students
Nationalism means loyalty to what?
One’s country
Who did Mao promise to help most?
Peasants
What went wrong?
Food shortages. They lied to Mao about how much crops they truly had. He sold them to increase industrialization.
What happened to schools?
They closed
What were they demanding?
Democratic reforms(Free speech, freedom of the press, etc)
Mao used nationalism to do what?
Unite China
Why did many peasants support Mao?
Land reform promises. The would share the land.
What was a major result of lack of crops?
Famine
How did the cultural revolution affect many people in China?
Chaos and fear
How did the government respond?
Military force, tanks, "Tank Man."
How did Mao change Chinese society?
Government-controlled life
How did nationalism help Mao gain power?
He opposed foreign influence
Why did the plan fail?
Poor planning and forced farming. Many were afraid of Mao and told him what he wanted to hear.
Why did Mao start it?
To regain control of the masses after his failed Great Leap Forward.
What did this show about China’s government?
No tolerance for opposition against communism
Why did the U.S. fear China during the Cold War?
Spread of communism