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Welcome to the Museum of [Chinese Communism]. Museum Entrance. Artifact 23. Back Wall Artifact. Room Two. Room Three. Room One. Room Four. Room Five. Curator’s Offices. Curator’s Office. Omar Shalaby.
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Welcome to the Museum of [Chinese Communism] Museum Entrance Artifact 23 Back Wall Artifact Room Two Room Three Room One Room Four Room Five Curator’s Offices
Curator’s Office Omar Shalaby Renowned as one of the most prolific museum curator’s in history, Mr. Dr. Professor Shalaby has been asked to curate museums ranging from the Smithsonian to The Louvre. Despite all this, he is still in 10th grade at Clear Springs High school. You like museums, don’t you squidward Contact me at [] Return to Entry Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Dr. Christy Keeler. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.
Chinese Civil Conflict Room 1 Return to Entry
Communist China Room Room 2 Return to Entry
Chinese Growth Room Room 3 Return to Entry
Communism Continued Room Room 4 Artifact 16 Artifact 15 Return to Entry
[Room 5] Room Room 5 Artifact 18 Artifact 17 Artifact 20 Artifact 19 Artifact 21 Return to Entry
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria In 1931, Japan invaded and conquered Manchuria in northern China. The Chinese were still busy fighting a civil war between Nationalists and Communists. They ignored Japanese forces, leading to large pieces of China to be conquered. Eventually, in 1936, Communists and Nationalists formed a temporary alliance against the oncoming Japanese http://history.howstuffworks.com/asian-history/history-of-china5.htm Return to Exhibit
Mao Zedong Born in Hunan China in 1893, Mao Zedong was raised in a Buddhist peasant home. His education was limited. He received 6 years of education and developed a clear writing style and Chinese affairs and history. He developed his communist views through his employer at the Peking University. He joined the Communist party and eventually led his communist army against the Chinese Nationalist Party. Under his rule, the Communists took control of China and recreated it with the name “People’s Republic of China”. He ruled until his death, putting in many reforms and establishing what China is until today. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/Mao-Zedong.html Return to Exhibit
Jiang Jieshi Chiang Kai-Shek, or Jiang Jieshi was born in 1887. He became the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party and fought the Japanese invaders alongside Mao Zedong. In 1946, after years of civil war, Zedong won against Jieshi and Jieshi moved to Taiwan, where he established the Republic of China Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
Red Army The Chinese Red Army was the army started by the Communist movement. In addition to helping fight against Japan, the Red Army also beat the Nationalist Army and helped the Communists in Vietnam fight against the US. It was created in 1927 and was known as the People’s Liberation Army https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=80hlxogW45v8AM&tbnid=7mz0Oxkw-oX44M:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.paradoxplaza.com%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3F493239-Everyday-Combat-A-Communist-China-AAR&ei=XBxXU-28MKaf8QGrj4DIBw&bvm=bv.65177938,d.b2I&psig=AFQjCNEo6YEzC2WNjldfOIeEggKsrPWnxw&ust=1398304215659009 Return to Exhibit
The Losing Nationalists The Nationalists lost to Zedong. The USA helped them financially to slow communism and helped them set up a nation on the island of Taiwan called the Republic of China. www.chinaseatrading.com Return to Exhibit
Chinese Expansion The new government expanded into Tibet, India, and southern Mongolia. The Dalai Lama and many Tibetans flee to India, who has several territorial disputes with China. http://history.howstuffworks.com/asian-history/history-of-china5.htm Return to Exhibit
Mandate of Heaven Mandate of Heaven decreed that the government could tighten its hold on the people. It is based on a Confucianist theory that the heavens would bless a just ruler and give him the right to rule moh.clement-melendez.com Return to Exhibit
Agrarian Reform 10% of the population owned 70% of the land. Zedong seized the land and killed the owners and distributed all the houses to peasants to work for the government. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
Zedong’s 5 Year Plan In 1953, Zedong put a campaign to boost production. He lessened education and boosted economy greatly. By 1957, the Chinese economic output greatly increased. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
The Great Leap Forward Put in place in 1958, the program sought to boost production and turn China into a labor nation with no intellectuals. Eventually, the program failed and 20 million people died due to famine. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
Communes Communes were giant plantations with over 25,000 peasants in each one working together, eating together, and everything else. They were part of the Great Leap Forward and were not effective in increasing profits. iftf.typepad.com Return to Exhibit
Chinese-Soviet Disputes At first, the Soviets and Chinese had signed a pact of peace. As the years went by, the Soviets and Chinese began needing more land. The two nations had minor disputes over their shared border but nothing major came of it. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
Red Guards Brainwashed with propaganda, this group of students formed a militia aimed at stopping all intellectual activity in China. They killed intellectuals and shut down colleges. Zedong eventually shut them down seeing that they were too reckless and risky. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
Chinese Cultural Revolution Following the Great Leap Forward, Zedong decided to start a cultural revolution and reform the country. The revolution was aimed at creating a single peasant class where everyone was equal. iws.punahou.edu Return to Exhibit
Communist Rule The government set in place by the Communist party in China still stands today. The People’s Republic of China still upholds many Communist and Socialist beliefs. Mao Zedong is still seen as a hero in many Chinese eyes despite the fact that he set in many rules and campaigns that crippled the people. Linked citation goes here Return to Exhibit
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