China PostWWII CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION Chinese Civil War

China Post-WWII

CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION Chinese Civil War 1949 Mao Zedong – COMMUNIST Jiang Jieshi – NATIONALIST

CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION MAO ZEDONG – COMMUNIST “PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY” 1949 Mao Zedong COMMUNIST WIN SEEN AS A GAIN FOR THE SOVIET UNION NUMBER OF COMMUNIST IN THE WORLD TRIPLED

The non-communists exiled to the island of Taiwan

GREAT LEAP FORWARD ATTEMPT TO INCREASE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=hoc_09 s_p 08 “BACKYARD INDUSTRIES”

GREAT LEAP FORWARD ATTEMPT TO INCREASE INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE “BACKYARD INDUSTRIES” – Lacked Incentives – Low Quality of Materials produced – Led to Famine (collectives never produced) – 30 – 50 Million people died from the policies Mao resigned…for a season.

CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PURGE CHINA OF CAPITALIST AND TRADITIONAL TENDENCIES RED GUARD URGED THE YOUNG EXPERIENCE REVOLUTION WIPE OUT THE PAST TO CREATE A NEW CHINA https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HXMMz. L 5 THPk 45 minutes

CHINESE CULTURAL REVOLUTION URGED THE YOUNG EXPERIENCE REVOLUTION RED GUARDS – – SCHOOLS AND FACTORIES CLOSE EDUCATED WERE HUNTED DOWN ECONOMY SLOWED THREATENED CIVIL WAR https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. Puv. FXv 8 Gos

China With the collapse of the Soviet Union (1989) China now became the sole communist super power in the world

China In 1989, a series of protests broke out demanding pro-democratic reform

China Tiananmen Square 98 Tanks rolled into the square and hundreds of protesters were killed The international community was shocked and many condemned the Chinese actions https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Pd. GDo. CAVSs 4 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=972 KNDALDmw

China While US - Chinese relations continues to improve, human rights and political freedom remained an issue