Chinese Communist Revolution Patten & Valdner Global History Regents Review

Mao Zedong  He was a Communist leader of China during Civil War  The Long March was when Mao & his followers fled to the country to regroup

5 Reasons for Communist Success  Mao won support of the peasants  Strong Army  Many saw the Nationalist as corrupt  Mao won support of women  People thought that it was the Nationalist fault for the invasion of China

The Changes of Mao

The Great Leap Forward  Increase farm & industrial output  Modernize  Communes  It failed

The Cultural Revolution  Renew people’s loyalty to communism  Red Guards  Groups of students who would attack those who were against Mao

The Role of Women  Women won equal rights & statues as the men

Mao vs. Stalin  Mao  Great Leap Forward  Cultural Revolution  Stalin  5-Year Plan  The Great Purge

Deng Xiaoping’s  Four Modernizations  Farming  Industry  Science & Technology  Defense

Tianamen Square  Tianamen Square  Demonstrators were shot upon by Chinese troops  Desired democratic reforms