1. Communist Revolution in China
Stop that right Mao!

2. Civil War After WWII, Civil War = Nationalists v. Communists
Communists beat Nationalists in 1949 and establish Peoples Republic of China
Nationalists escape to Taiwan

3. Mao Zedong
Communist leader of China
“Chairman Mao”

4. Becoming Communist
Land taken from wealthy landowners and given to peasants
Farmland collectivized
Industry and commerce are nationalized

5. The Great Leap Forward 1958
1958- Chinese economic plan aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy
Complete failure
Crop failures
20-30 million die of starvation

6. Cultural Revolution 1966
Mao’s attempt to “refresh” revolutionary passion
Eliminate all non-communist ideas from people

7. Red Guard
Groups of young people who helped Mao carry out the Cultural Revolution
Purges
Persecuted Chinese teachers and intellectuals
Book burnings
Facilitated mass relocations
Encouraged Mao’s cult of personality
1 million killed