Slide 1 Revolution in China and Communist China (How does this compare with the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Soviet Union) This presentation relies heavily on a power point created by Dan McDowell. Teaching Point, ©2003

Slide 2 Background Manchu / Qing Dynasty maintained limited power while other nations held major concessions in the 20 th century.

Slide 3 QING DYNASTY FELL Rural & urban workers, nationalists, communists, and intellectuals protested against the government. The dynasty fell in 1911 and a weak provisional government took its place – 1925 Chinese Republic

Slide 4 CIVIL WAR After the provisional government failed, the NATIONALISTS led by Chiang Kai- shek, the COMMUNISTS led by Mao Zedong, and various WARLORDS began a CIVIL WAR for control of China

Slide 5 Mao Zedong Led the army in developing guerilla warfare tactics to fight the Nationalists and later the Japanese

Slide – Japan invaded China Communists & Nationalists fought the Japanese “separately together”. Communists were more effective in their guerilla war against the Japanese.

Slide 7 Civil War Continued The West supported the Nationalist Army and the USSR sent some support to Mao

Slide 8 Communist Victory 1949 the Communists founded the People’s Republic of China.

Slide 9 China under Communist Foreigners were kicked out Redistribution of land by the government Industrialization began Women gained power

Slide 10 Mao consolidated power Many who were nationalists, upper-class, or dissidents were imprisoned in forced labor camps or killed.

Slide 11 Social Class Changes Wealthy upper class (including ruling families) was removed. Landowning class was destroyed. Intellectuals attacked

Slide 12 Great Leap Forward 1950s- Mao’s government took control of all the land. Started “back yard industrialization”

Great Leap Forward The plan failed miserably – famine caused over 20 million deaths, steel production dropped drastically.

Slide 14

Both USSR and China Totalitarian government and leader –TOTAL control of all the gov, econ, and culture –LAND collectivization /Industrialization –Gains in industrialization/women’s status –Millions of political “opponents” imprisoned and/or executed –Millions die in famines –U.S. and its allies are enemies Slide 16