Post on 16-Jan-2016
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Do Now: Radiation
• Answer the following in 3-5 complete sentences
• What do you know about radiation poisoning? What types of things can happen from exposure to radiation? If you do not know, what do you think might happen?
Atomic Bombs & Radiation
• mainly burns from rays and flames• wounds (trauma) from blast and falling structures.• symptoms of damages by radioactive rays
– loss of hair, anemia, loss of white cells, bleeding, diarrhea• “secondary injuries”
– Disfiguration, severe scar formations (keloids), blood abnormalities, sterility (both sexes)
• Long term: – leukemia, birth defects, A-bomb cataracts, cancers of
thyroid, breast, lungs, salivary glands
Communists Take Power in
China
Objective: Analyze why communism gained popularity in
China.
Communists vs. Nationalists• China was in a Civil War between the Nationalists &
Communists
• Japan invaded in 1937 and both groups united to fight against the Japanese during WWII
The Communists
• Mao Zedong—leader of the Chinese Communist Party (founded in 1921)
• Mobilized peasants for guerilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII
The Nationalists
• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek)—leader of the Nationalist
• Did not do much fighting in WWII
• Instead, they saved up strength to fight Mao’s Red Army after WWII ended
Chinese Civil War Resumes
• Renewed Civil War lasted from 1946-1949• China’s economy collapsed as a result of
WWII & thousands of soldiers & civilians switched to the Communist Party
Chinese Civil War Resumes• By 1949, China’s major
cities fell to Mao’s Red Army
• Mao’s Promises– Give land back to the
peasants– China became the People’s
Republic of China– Signed Treaty of Friendship
with Russia (1950)
Two Chinas
• Taiwan or Nationalist China– Supported by U.S.– Militarily weak & corrupt– Weak public support
• Communist or People’s Republic of China– Supported by Soviets– Experienced & motivated guerilla army– Strong public support
Communists Transform China
• Agrarian Reform Law of 1950– Mao seized land of owners & returned it to the
peasants– Killed over a million people in the process
• Established a 5-Year Economic Plan– Plan to boost industry & business– Increased output of coal, steel, concrete, & electricity
Communists Transform China
• The Great Leap Forward (1958)– Called for large collective farms, or communes– Peasants worked & lived there, owning nothing– Considered a failure after crop famines killed 20
million people
• China and USSR begin to compete to lead the worldwide Communist Movement by the late 1950s
The Cultural Revolution • Led by the Red Guards, militias of Communist supporters
• Goal: to establish a society of peasants & workers in which all were equal
• Anything artistic & intellectual considered useless
• Shut down colleges and schools
• Intellectuals had to “purify” themselves by doing hard labor
• Thousands executed & imprisoned
• Chaos threatened the farm production & industry
• Communist National Army was told to suppress the Red Guards & end the revolution