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Mao ZeDong -Maoism- -His Person-. Maoism. Maoism . What is Maoism? Maoism is Mao Zedong’s version of communism. For example:. Why Maoism/ Communism???.
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Mao ZeDong -Maoism- -His Person-
Maoism • What is Maoism? • Maoism is Mao Zedong’s version of communism. For example:
Why Maoism/ Communism??? • Mao Zedong believed that China’s problems could only be solved from within, meaning that he believed that having the king and having feudal lords was the problem. China was then “Imperialist”: THE KING COMMANDS EVERYONE BELOW HIM
Differences Between Maoism and Communism • In Maoism, the revolution was driven by the peasants, while in Communism it was driven by the working class. • Maoism was characterized by guerilla warfare. • Maoism was enforced very strictly, and towards the later end of it, there was a lot of propaganda. Video
The Cultural Revolution and The Great Leap Forward The Cultural Revolution was the time when: • China destroyed everything that was deemed not in line with Maoism, such as shrines, temples, foreign things and so on so forth. • The Great Leap Forward was the time when it was decided that China would not rely on foreigners for industrialization. The role of agriculture was reduced, which lead to the great famine. • Despite this, Mao Zedong was and is still respected as the person who unified China against foreign domination.
Mao ZeDong-His Person Some Facts about Mao ZeDong: • Mao ZeDong was a Chinese Communist Leader and founder of the People’s Republic Of China • Born: 26 December 1893 • Died: 9 September 1976
Mao’s Background Mao ZeDong began to work in his family farm at the age of six and when he was eight years old, he received his education in the local school, where he studied Classic Confucian texts which he disliked though learned them well. He attended the village school for 5 years, working part-time at the family’s farm, and graduated at age 13. He worked fulltime thereafter for his father.
Mao ZeDong’s Interests He acquired a love of reading, a pleasure he pursued with considerable passion throughout his life. He enjoyed: • Romantic novels telling the tales of peasant rebellions, heroic rebels and political intrigues. • Books that advocated modernisation to save China from foreign colonization.
Being Mao • Enjoys a challenge In whatever he did, he never quit, short of total victory. He responded to the challenges from the Kuomintang with counter-challengers, never conceding an inch. A winner all his life, he never admitted to feeling overwhelmed by his adversaries, nor retreated in the face of heavy odds against him.
Being Mao • Never Shed Tears Mao, a very tough man, never shed tears over his personal misfortunes no matter how tragic they were. Even the death of his son, Mao Anying, in Korea, during the Korean war upset him so much, but he never cried. He lost his appetite and sleep; he sat in his sofa all day alone, chain-smoking. But he never shed a tear. There was sadness, longing and anger in his eyes, but no tears, not a single drop. However, he still did cry over other things, such as during one of the performances he watched. After all, he is still human.
Being Mao (3)His Appearance • His clothes – History has created an image of Mao wearing clothes covered with patches. Yes, indeed. He even remarked: “Patches are alright, as long as clothes are neat and clean.” He further said; “One piece of clothing I save mans one more bullet for our men at the front.” • His shoes – He never wore shoes when they were new. He would ask the guards or bodyguards to wear them in first, and would take them back and wear them himself when they were no longer new.
