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MAO ZEDONG. Mao Zedong was the leader of China’s Communist Party. He convinced China’s peasants to overthrow their weak government and install Mao as “Chairman”. He encouraged the killing of all “capitalists” in his country. Capitalism is the enemy of Communism.
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Mao Zedong was the leader of • China’s Communist Party. • He convinced China’s peasants to • overthrow their weak government • and install Mao as “Chairman” • He encouraged the killing of all • “capitalists” in his country. • Capitalism is the enemy of • Communism. • Mao killed millions of people • when he created his communist • “utopia”.
Communism is designed to be a “permanent revolution”. • For this reason, communists are always in a state of war. • Communism is very strict and not very peaceful.
Propaganda spread Mao’s message • throughout China, brainwashing the • public. • Propaganda is the advertising of • political points of view. Propaganda • is generally untrue. • Both Russia and China used • propaganda to make the United States • And its economic system seem evil.
In the 1960s, Mao begins his “Cultural Revolution”. • Millions of people die when angry brainwashed mobs • tear the country apart. • Mao’s Little Red Book becomes the most widely read in China.
9-9-1976: Mao Dies • On his death, Mao brags that he had “burned more • books than any emperor.” • After Mao’s death, his friends were charged with • Numerous political crimes.
After Mao died, Deng Xioaping • took control of China. • He understood that Mao’s Cultural • Revolution was a failure. • Deng encouraged business owners • to begin trading with foreign • countries. • Capitalism began to take hold in China. • Deng was named Time’s Man of the • Year. China Changes DENG XIOAPING
China today • New leader is Jiang Zemin • China is beginning to embrace capitalism • We want to be China’s friend, but we don’t like the • way they treat people.