COMMUNIST TAKE POWER IN CHINA Kuomintang Power 1911
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COMMUNIST TAKE POWER IN CHINA
Kuomintang Power | 1911 – Sun Yixian (Chinese Nationalist Movement) overthrows last emperor (Pu Yi)
“Three Principles of the People” | 1. Nationalism- an end to foreign control | 2. people’s rights- democracy | 3. people’s livelyhood- economic security for al Chinese “The Chinese people…do not have national spirit. Therefore, even though we have 4 million people gathered together in one China, in reality, they are just a heap of sand. ” –Sun Yixian
WWI – Allied Involvement |China was on the Allied side against Germany in WWI |Hope to regain lost lands from Germany
Betrayal | German territories given to Japan – not China | May 4, 1919 – May Fourth Movement – more people turn to communism
Developing… | While the Chinese Communist Party was forming | Sun Yixian and his nationalist party set up a government in South China | Yixian grew tired of the West’s empty promises to support his government
An Unlikely Alliance |In a hope for common action the Nationalists (Kuomintang) turn to the Communists |Mao Zedong…
Death, & a Sharp Right Turn |Sun died in ’ 25, Jiang Kai-Shek the new leader. |Fierce anticommunist…
Jiang Kai-Shek | Had promised democracy and political rights to all Chinese | Yet his government became steadily less democratic and more corrupt | Peasants believed that Jiang was doing little to help them | So the begin to support communism …and Mao
The Shanghai Massacre, 1927 |As Europe leaves, Jiang consolidates power and turns on communists to be unquestioned leader 34 warlords eliminated, and finally communists are targeted
A New War |With common enemies gone, Chiang preemptively turns on Mao. |War rages through late Chiang and Mao in Better Days 1920’s
1933 – The Long March | Nationalists & Communists were fighting a bloody Civil War | Mao began to enlist commoners into his “red army” | Cornered, Mao leads retreat for survival. | 90 K plus start it, 9 K finish it. | Communism on life support
The Nationalists Distracted | Japan had watched the power struggle in China and decided to launch an invasion | Japanese invasion of Manchuria (northern China) combined with Depression allow Mao to rest & survive. | This would force a temporary and uneasy truce between Mao and Japan Jiang’s forces to fight against Japan attacking
Mao Rebuilds Army in WWII |Under duress, Kuomintang and US use Mao as an ally. |Communists armed and building Mao with US Military in WWII strength…
Setting the Stage VS. | - Once again China fought for the Allies, this time in WWII | -During WWII, Japan’s armies occupied most of China | -China’s civilian death toll = 10 -22 million | -1945 the CCP and the Nationalists were at conflict again | This time the Nationalists are exhausted
| NATIONALIST | -aided by the U. S. | -controlled much of southern China | COMMUNIST | -mobilized peasants | -controlled much of northern China
Civil War Resumes 1946 -1949 | Nationalist were at an advantage by outnumbering Red Army 3: 1 | NO Popular support for Nationalists | Gradually Nationalist control collapsed | Mao gained control with the retreat of Chiang to Taiwan | People’s Republic of China is declared in 1949
U. S. Anti-Communist feelings | Chinese and Soviets sign Treaty of Friendship in 1950 | U. S. viewed this as another step in Communist campaign to conquer the world
China divided | Taiwan= Nationalist China | -U. S. aided | Mainland=People’s Republic of China | -Soviet Union aided
China Expands | Mao looked to conquer Mongolia, India, Tibet | 1950 -1951 Chinese attacked Tibet | Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India
New Mandate of Heaven | Mao ruled Communist party and national government | Used Marxist Socialism to reform Chinese economy | Killed more than 1 million landlords by using the Agrarian Reform Law in 1950
Marxist Socialism | Created collective farms | Private companies became nationalized | 5 year plan=production goals for industry
Laogai | “Re-Education” through labor | Live the life of peasant | Work People to death
The Great Leap Forward | Expand the success of the 5 year plans | Communes-collective farms | 15, 000 acres and 25, 000 people | Communal living
Giant step backward | Poor planning and inefficient industry | Ended in 1961 after crop failure caused famine that killed 20 million people
Great Leap Forward | Says failures from ’ 55 because he wasn’t bold enough… | Collectives build public works projects |Mao’s attempt to catch up with the rest of the world
New Policies and Mao’s Response | External problems | -territorial disputes | -communist movement | Internal problems | -lack of cooperation | -failure of Great Leap | Mao reduces his role in government | Farm families could sell crops | Live in their own homes | Factory workers competed for wages
“Learn Revolution by Making Revolution” | Mao felt new policies weakened Communist goal of social equality | Millions of high school and college students left classrooms and formed militia units called the Red Guards | Wanted to revive the revolution in 1966
The Cultural Revolution | Red Guards led the Cultural Revolution | Goal: establish a society of peasants and workers in which all were equal
The Cultural Revolution | New Hero: peasants who worked with their hands | Intellectual activity and art: useless and dangerous | Schools and colleges: | Resistance to the regime: | Purification in hard labor camps | Execution shut down | Imprisonment
| Chaos threatened farm production and closed down factories | Civil War seemed possible | Mao ordered put down Red Guards | Zhou Enlai-Chinese premier since 1949 began to restore order | Cold War continued to rage on
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Year 1945 Nationalist Communist Leader Area Ruled Foreign Support Domestic Policy Public Support Military Organization
Year 1945 Nationalist Jiang Jieshi Southern China Communist Leader Area Ruled Mao Zedong Northern China United States Foreign Support Soviet Union Defeat of Communists Domestic Policy National Liberation Weak due to inflation and failing economy Public Support Strong due to promised land reforms for peasants Ineffective, corrupt leadership and poor morale Military Organization Experienced, motivated guerrilla army
A National Hero Wanted Design a commemorative plaque for Mao On the back create a “Wanted Poster” Zedong describing him as a National Hero from the nationalist perspective from the communist perspective Write: (Make up your own) All of China should recognize the great accomplishments of Mao Zedong, a hero to us all. | Then list 4 reasons positive accomplishments of Mao Write: (Make up your own) Be on the look out for the ruthless, devious, dictator. Mao is wanted for: -Then list at least 4 reasons why Mao is wanted
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