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TermVocabulary Great Leap Forward Red Guard
Essential Question
How did communism rise in China?
When did China go Communist?
1949 – The People’s Republic of China is formed
China had been involved in a CIVIL WAR for nearly 20 years
Chinese Nationalists Chinese Communists
led by Chiang Kai-Shek led by Mao Zedong
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Who won the civil war?During the 1930s, the Nationalists and the Communists worked together to battle the Japanese…
…but when World War II ended, the struggle between the Nationalists and the Communists resumed
In 1949, the Nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan and Mao Zedong declared victory for the Communists
What was Mao’s plan for China?
Mao wanted China to:
► Modernize as soon as possible
► Become a nation without social classes
To help China reach these goals, Mao took total control
The United States refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China
How did Mao run China?
GREAT LEAP FORWARDMao’s 5 year economic plan – combining farms into huge communes where up to 30,000 people live and work together
CULTURAL REVOLUTIONMao’s effort to rid China of
Communist opposition
RED GUARDMao’s revolutionary group assigned to destroy people that
were still practicing old ideas, culture, customs, or habits
Is China still Communist?China is still a Communist nation
1976 – Mao dies at age 82, DENG XIAOPING becomes the new leader
1972 – US President RICHARD NIXON visited China
What was China like after Mao?
1989 – Troops fire upon pro-democracy Chinese students in
TIANANMEN SQUARE in Beijing
1979 – The US and China establish diplomatic relations
Essential Question
How did communism rise in China?
Communism in China