1. Communism in China Communism
-a political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country

2. The End of the Qing Dynasty
overthrown in 1912 by
Sun Yat-sen (Sun Yixian)
Founded Kuomintang (KMT) – Nationalist party
Spread the idea of democracy in China
After Sun died he was replaced by
Chiang Kai-Shek

3. Mao Zedong
Many young people felt that the new government did not bring order to China
Formed the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
Believed peasants would be the true revolutionaries and recruits a peasant army

4. The Long March Mao recruits a peasant guerilla army
1933 Chiang’s army surrounds Mao’s army
Long March-Communist’s 6,000 mile journey to safety in the north
Of the 100,000 communists, only 7,000-8,000 survive

5. Civil War Ends
Mao’s Red Army(Communists) defeats Chiang Kai- Shek (Nationalist) in 1949.
CHINA Becomes COMMUNIST
Nationalist flee to Taiwan where they find the Republic of China

6. The People’s Republic of China
Mao becomes the head of China’s new government
takes over all private farms, businesses, and factories

7. The Great Leap Forward
Farms organized into large collectives(public not private farms)
All ownership and decision making would be in the hands of the government
Farmers didn’t like farming land they did not own
-production decreases
Widespread catastrophe
– famine – at least
14,000,000 deaths
Abandoned in 1960

8. Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Some people began wanting private ownership
As a result Mao established a Red Guard(young college students)
Job was to make war on anything that encouraged class differences
Many college professors, business leaders were attacked and imprisoned.

9. Deng Xiaoping Mao Zedong dies in 1976
Deng Xiaoping leader from
More moderate
Allows farmers to own some land, some private business
Opened China to foreign investment and new technology
The result-Chinese people exposed to western ideas and democracy

10. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1989 over 10,000 students gathered to protest
called for a move to democracy
Chinese troops came and killed around 1,000 demonstrators
The pro-democracy movement ended
Although Deng allowed greater economic freedoms, he did not allow greater political freedoms

11. China Today Issues include:
Balancing limited capitalism with communist ideals
Environmental pollution
Unequal male-to-female ratios resulting from One-Child Policy
Control of Tibet many in the world upset due to the Dalai Lama(Tibet’s Religious Leader) being forced to flee in 1959.

12. Put these events on a timeline (label the event, describe, and draw a picture
COMMUNISM TIMELINE
1976 Mao Died
1979 “One couple, one child” policy
1928 Chiang Kai Shek took over China (Nationalist)
1949 Mao Zedong came to power
Cultural Revolution
Deng Xiaoping came to power
1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre
1933 Long March
Great Leap Forward
1912 Sun Yat-sen founded the KMT (Nationalist Party)