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Transformation of China: Mao Zedong's Revolution and Legacy

Explore Mao Zedong's rule and its impacts on China through land reforms, economic strategies, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square massacre.

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Transformation of China: Mao Zedong's Revolution and Legacy

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  1. Chinese Civil War:1945 Nationalists Communists Mao Zedong Northern China Soviet Union National liberation Strong due to promised land reform for the peasants Experienced and motivated guerilla army • Jiang Jieshi • Southern China • United States • Weak support because of inflation and a failing economy • Corrupt leadership and poor morale

  2. COMMUNISTS TIBET NATIONALISTS

  3. Results of the Civil War • 1949, the Communists won • Peasants were excited about the possibility of owning land • Mao Zedong declares the country “The Peoples Republic of China” • Jiang and the Nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan

  4. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (COMMUNIST) TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA-DEMOCRACY)

  5. Mao Zedong Transforms China • Mao wanted to quickly strengthen his rule over China’s 550 million people • Communist agenda: • Reshape the economy: 80% of the people lived in rural areas, but only 10% controlled the land • Mao seized the land and killed over 1 million landlords who resisted • He divided the land among the peasants and created collective farms

  6. China’s 5-Year Plan • In 1953, Mao set high production goals for industry • By 1957, China’s coal, cement, steel, and electricity outputs increased tremendously

  7. The Great Leap Forward • In 1958, Mao called for a larger set of collective farms called “communes” • There were 26,000 communes; each commune supported 25,000 people • The people on each commune ate in the same dining room, slept in dorms, and raised their children in nurseries • There was no incentive to work because only the state profited from their labor= The Giant Step Backward

  8. Mao’s Response to the Failure • Mao stepped back from the government • Families could live in their own homes on the farms • Factory workers could compete for higher wages • But, the “Red Guards”, a group of high school students revolted and started the Cultural Revolution

  9. The Cultural Revolution • The goal was to establish a society in which all peasants and workers were equal • The Red Guards shut down colleges and universities • Thousands were executed or imprisoned if they resisted • Farm production slowed so much that eventually the revolution was stopped • Mao Zedong died soon after on September 9, 1976

  10. China after Mao’s death • The Chinese Premier, Zhou Enlai, invited Americans to participate in a table tennis tournament • By 1979, under the leadership of Deng Xiapoing, the US and China began trading • Deng Xiaoping set goals for production in agriculture, industry, defense, and science and technology = the FOUR MODERNIZATIONS

  11. Massacre in Tiananmen Square • Deng’s leadership allowed more Chinese citizens to be exposed to western ideas • In 1989, 100,000 students occupied Tiananmen Square and demanded democracy

  12. Massacre in Tiananmen Square • Deng’s leadership exposed Chinese citizens to western ideas • In 1989, 100,000 students occupied Tiananmen Square and demanded democracy • They constructed the “Goddess of Democracy”

  13. Massacre at Tiananmen Square • Tanks and soldiers surrounded Tiananmen Square • Hundreds of students were killed and thousands were wounded • The “Tank Man” becomes a symbol of the movement

  14. The Tank Man

  15. Video links to • The Great Leap Forwardhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDL-JBuxkQ • The Tank Man • http://video.pbs.org/video/1146923141/

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