1. Communist China

2. Why Communists Gained Control 1949
Mao Zedong won support of China’s peasants b/c of his plan for land redistribution
Women backed Mao b/c he said everyone was equal
His army was able to outfight Jiang’s armies
Nationalists lost popularity

3. Mao in Power
Nationalized all businesses- government controlled all of them
Drew up 5 year plans to develop agriculture and heavy industry
Built hydroelectric plants, railroads, and canals
Created a totalitarian society- government controls everyone and everything; many cases of people being tortured and/or killed for many different reasons

4. Collectivization
Pooling of peasant land and labor in an attempt to increase efficiency
Did not work
No incentive to work harder

5. Great Leap Forward 1958 plan to increase farm and industrial output
Created communes-thousands of acres with up to 25,000 people; had to meet production quotas or entire commune would be punished
Created low quality goods
Led to a famine that 30 million people died between 1959 and 1961

6. Cultural Revolution
Plan to purge China of nonrevolutionary tendencies (people who wanted freedom)
Created Red Guard who attacked and killed anyone who might have been against Mao

7. Life after Mao Mao died in 1976 Deng Xiaoping took over
Reformed economy- allowed more capitalism
Standard of living increased
Government, laws, and punishment still harsh

8. Tiananmen Square
1989- tens of thousands of protestors demanded democracy and freedom
When demonstrators refused to leave, government sent in troops and tanks
Thousands were killed or wounded
Many others were arrested and tortured or executed

9. China Today China is still Communist
No freedom of speech, religion, or the press
No right to a fair trial or a jury trial
Many people are arrested each year and tortured or executed
Business is more open and capitalistic