1. Communist China

2. Objective:
Students will investigate and describe the changes that China will endure under Mao Zedong and the communist party and be measured through their Cornell notes, QW, discussion, and exit slip.

3. Setting the Stage
Nationalist China = Island of Taiwan = Support from U.S.
Communist China = Mainland China = Support from S.U.

4. Communist Transforms China
80% of the Chinese people lived in rural area and most owned no land
Only 10% of the rural population owned the majority of the farmland
Mao seized the land of these landlords and killed those that resisted

5. Communist Transforms China
Mao’s transformed China as private companies were brought under government ownership
Mao began to force peasants to join collective farms or communes to have higher production of goods

6. Commune
Large collective farms in which many peasants were crammed into
Peasants lived a strict controlled life in the communes in which they worked together, eat together, and raise their family
This led to Mao’s 5 year plan in which he called “The Great Leap Forward”

7. The failure of “The Great Leap Forward”
Mao’s peasants owned nothing
They had no incentive to work hard
Only the state profited from their labor
Led to crop failures that caused a famine and killed about 20 million people

8. Justify Think Pair Share
How did communism transform China? Give examples and explain in details.

9. New Policies
The failure of “The Great Leap Forward” caused for Mao to reduce his role in the government
Other Chinese leaders promoted new economic policies in which
Families could own homes and plots of lands and sell their crops
Workers could compete for wages and promotions

10. Mao’s Response
Mao believed that China’s new economic policies weakened the Communist goal of social equality
He called for a revolution and urged China’s youth to revolt
In 1966, millions of high school and college students responded by forming the Red Guards

11. Red Guards
A militia composed of high school and college students that followed Mao’s ideals
It’s goal was to establish a society of peasants and workers in which all were equal
They led the Cultural Revolution

12. The Cultural Revolution
A major uprising of Mao’s followers who are trying to stop the restoration of Capitalism in China
They went around shutting down colleges, schools, and burning books
They targeted intellectuals and anyone who resisted
Believed in the idea of working with your hands and that the mind and intellect was considered useless and dangerous

13. Justify Think Pair Share
What was the Cultural Revolution? How did it help Mao get back his power? Explain.

14. QW #36 – China Timeline
Create a timeline for China. Start from the age of modern Imperialism – China’s Cultural Revolution. Pull out key dates that you know of and elaborate on the importance of these dates. Select a minimum of 4 key events. Make sure each event is in chronological order.

15. Key Dates/Events 1. 1899- Open Door Policy 2. 1900 – Boxer Rebellion
– Sun Yixian (Kuomintang or Nationalist Party)
– Jiang Jieshi
(The Long March)
– Japan Invades
– Ending of WWII
– 1949 – Chinese Civil War Continues
– The Great Leap Forward
– The Cultural Revolution

16. QW #26 – Mao Zedong’s China
Use the video and your notes to outline the history of China starting from the age of Imperialism to China becoming a Communist country. Describe Mao Zedong and his role in converting China to what it has become.
(1 paragraph)