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China Post-WWII

China Post-WWII. CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. Chinese Civil War 1949 Mao Zedong – COMMUNIST Jiang Jieshi – NATIONALIST. CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. MAO ZEDONG – COMMUNIST “PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY” 1949 Mao Zedong COMMUNIST WIN SEEN AS A GAIN FOR THE SOVIET UNION

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China Post-WWII

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  1. China Post-WWII

  2. CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION Chinese Civil War 1949 Mao Zedong – COMMUNIST Jiang Jieshi – NATIONALIST

  3. CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION MAO ZEDONG – COMMUNIST “PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY” 1949 Mao Zedong COMMUNIST WIN SEEN AS A GAIN FOR THE SOVIET UNION NUMBER OF COMMUNIST IN THE WORLD TRIPLED

  4. The non-communists exiled to the island of Taiwan

  5. GREAT LEAP FORWARD ATTEMPT TO INCREASE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoc_09s_p08 “BACKYARD INDUSTRIES”

  6. GREAT LEAP FORWARD ATTEMPT TO INCREASE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE “BACKYARD INDUSTRIES” • Lacked Incentives • Low Quality of Materials produced • Led to Famine (collectives never produced) • 30 – 50 Million people died from the policies Mao resigned…for a season.

  7. CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PURGE CHINA OF CAPITALIST AND TRADITIONAL TENDENCIES RED GUARD URGED THE YOUNG EXPERIENCE REVOLUTION WIPE OUT THE PAST TO CREATE A NEW CHINA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXMMzL5THPk 45 minutes

  8. CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION URGED THE YOUNG EXPERIENCE REVOLUTION RED GUARDS • SCHOOLS AND FACTORIES CLOSE • EDUCATED WERE HUNTED DOWN • ECONOMY SLOWED • THREATENED CIVIL WAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPuvFXv8Gos

  9. China With the collapse of the Soviet Union (1989) China now became the sole communist super power in the world

  10. China In 1989, a series of protests broke out demanding pro-democratic reform

  11. China Tiananmen Square 98 Tanks rolled into the square and hundreds of protesters were killed The international community was shocked and many condemned the Chinese actions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdGDoCAVSs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972KNDALDmw

  12. China While US - Chinese relations continues to improve, human rights and political freedom remained an issue

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