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Chairman Mao tse tung or Mao Zedoung

Chairman Mao tse tung or Mao Zedoung. Republic of China. Mao’s Beginnings. China:1920s suffered from the same things it had for decades: poverty, widespread and government corruption. Mao a student in became intrigued by the philosophies of Marx.

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Chairman Mao tse tung or Mao Zedoung

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  1. Chairman Mao tse tungor Mao Zedoung Republic of China

  2. Mao’s Beginnings • China:1920s suffered from the same things it had for decades: poverty, widespread and government corruption. • Mao a student in became intrigued by the philosophies of Marx. • Mao made friends with revolutionaries who saw socialism as an answer to China's problems. ** take from the rich and give to the poor. (Who is rich?)

  3. Japanese occupation • The Japanese take over China and interrupt Chinese sovereignty. • Allow more peasants to side with the Communist who pride themselves on CHINESE values. • United Communist and KMT party (Kuomintang)

  4. Japanese Aggression, 1931 - 1945

  5. Mao took over after a brutal battle between KMT and the communist. • Mao proclaimed that China would benumber 1In steel production in 15 years or less. • The Great Leap Forward.

  6. Mao Little Red Book • Mao’s little red book. Distributed to every person for how to live and how to work with the government on regulations for a more “free’ society. • Filled with quotes and poems about human societies.

  7. Seven months before his declaration at Tiananmen, Mao appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in 1949

  8. Tiananmen Square • Chinese students and workers occupied Beijing\'s Tiananmen Square and began the largest nonviolent political protest in China\'s history. Decried a lack of spiritual values in the Chinese Communist Party. Increasing openness to Western ideas led youth and workers alike to the streets of Beijing to demonstrate for democracy. The protest ended when the government massacred 2,000 citizens. The response from the government “For the good of the People the government must protect the state and the majority.”

  9. Communist China Under Mao • Designed to renew revolutionary spirit and establish a more equitable society • Mao wanted to put “intellectuals” in their place • Schools shut down – students revolted • Red Guards – students who attacked professors, government officials, factory managers

  10. Reminder: filter after Red book Baby

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