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2. Vocabulary Quiz – Indian Independence

3. Modern China

4. The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 began a new period in Chinese history.
Communists had risen to power during the 1930’s and 1940’s by appealing to a large part of the population and by achieving military superiority.
Under the communist dictatorship of Mao Zedong, however, programs such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution had negative economic results and restricted people rights and freedoms.
The Big Idea

5. Today, China is the most populated nation in the world
Today, China is the most populated nation in the world. There are two China’s however.
The People’s Republic of China – The Communist State on the Asian mainland. It has a vast land area and many natural resources.
Taiwan (a.k.a. the Republic of China) – a small island that today is one of the Asian Tigers. It has a non-communist government.
The People’s Republic still considers Taiwan a part of China proper. Efforts to reunite the two China’s have sometimes led to tension because Taiwan values it’s’ independence.
Two Chinas

6. Communists Rise to Power
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) had taken over the Nationalists Party after the death of Sun Yixian. In the mid-1920’s, Jiang began to strike at the Communist party, which he saw as a threat to his leadership.
Mao Zedong emerged as the leader of the Communist in the 1930’s. Along with 100,000 of his followers, Mao fled the Nationalist forces in 1934 in a retreat known as the Long March. After traveling more than 6,000 miles, Mao set up a base in Northern China with about 20,000 survivors of the march. In the years that followed, the Communists, the Nationalists, and the Japanese invaders battled for control. After WWII, civil war continued. Finally, in 1949, Mao’s Communists were victorious. Jiang and his followers fled to the island of Taiwan.
Communists Rise to Power

7. Reasons for the Communist Success
There were several reasons for the victory of Mao and the Communists over Jiang and the Nationalists.
Mao won the support of the huge peasant population of China by promising land to peasants.
Mao won the support of women by rejecting the inequalities of traditional Confucian society.
Mao’s army made for good use of hit & run guerilla warfare.
Many people opposed the Nationalist government, which they saw as corrupt.
Some people felt that the Nationalist had followed foreigners to dominate China.

8. Communism under Mao Zedong
The Communists set up the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in They wanted to transform China from an agricultural society into a modern industrial nation. Under communism, literacy increased, old landlord and business classes were eliminated, and rural Chinese were provided healthcare. However, Mao set up a one-party dictatorship that denied people basic rights and freedoms.

9. The Little Red Book
The Quotations from Chairman Mao, 426 in total, were culled from the numerous writings in which Mao had set out to signify Marxism-Leninism over the years.
Mao was styling himself as the sole theoretician of Chinese communism, on a par with, and later even superseding, Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin.
As a result of Mao's (re-)interpretations of the Marxist Classics, his writings became known as Mao Zedong Thought. The Quotations were first published in 1961 for use in the People's Liberation Army under Lin Biao.

10. When we look at the development of Modern China, we look at…
The Revolution of 1911 & The Struggle for control of China
The Communist Revolution of 1949
Changes to China Under Mao
The Changing Role of Women
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution

11. From Dynasty to Communism…
A - Global 10R \China Little Red Book.doc
Modern China Reading.pdf
You will have 20mins to complete your ‘Little Book!’
Those who are done must complete the reading on the Chinese Civil war!

12. Putting the ‘Little Book’ to use!
How did the rule of Moa Zedong (Chinas Communist Leader) affect China politically, socially, and economically?
A - Global 10R \Mao Zedong Exit Slip.doc

13. Mao’s BIG Accomplishment: U.S. Recognition
The Cold War was raging in Consequently, the United States had refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China.
In the Korean War, Communist China and the United States took opposing sides. By the 1970’s, however, this situation was changing.
China won admission to the United Nations in 1971, and President Nixon visited Mao Zedong in Beijing in In 1979, the United States officially recognized the People’s Republic of China.

14. Bringing it all to life…
China under Mao Zedong
The Revolution of 1911 & The Struggle for control of China
The Communist Revolution of 1949
Changes to China Under Mao
The Changing Role of Women
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution

15. The BIG DIEA of China under Mao
The Communists, under Mao Zedong, rose to power in China after World War II. Their appeal to peasants and to women, their superior army, and lack of support for the Nationalists led to victory for the Communists. The communist government severely restricted the rights and freedoms of most Chinese. Violations of human rights have often made relations between China and the United States most difficult.

16. In 1976, Mao Zedong dies. Deng Xiaoping took control
In 1976, Mao Zedong dies. Deng Xiaoping took control. His leadership brought more economic freedom but little political change.

17. Economic Reforms: The 4 Modernizations!
Farming  methods are modernized and mechanized
Industry  Upgraded and expanded
Science and Technology  Promoted and developed
Defense – systems and military forces are improved

18. More Economic Reforms Foreign Investment  Limited Privatization 
Deng sets up special zones where foreign can own and operate businesses
Limited Privatization 
Gets rid of Communes
Farmers can lease small pieces of land from government

19. Results of Economic Reform
Positives
Economy grew
Some enjoyed a better standard of living
Foreign relation and trade improve
Negatives
Corruption
Widen of the gap between rich and poor
Rise in demand for political freedom

20. The government was willing to grant economic reforms but not political ones. In May 1989, demonstrators in Beijing occupied Tiananmen Square, demanding more rights and freedoms. When they refused to dispersed as ordered, the government sent in troops and tanks. Thousands of Chinese were killed or wounded. The incident showed how important it was for China’s communist leaders to maintain control. Order was more important than political freedom. During the 1990’s, efforts were made to force China to end human rights violations. However, these efforts had limited effects.
Tiananmen Square

21. Return of Hong Kong
In 1842, Britain had gained the island of Hong Kong, off the northern coast of China. During the years that Hong Kong was under British rule, it modernized and became wealthy.
In the 1980’s, Britain and China decided that Hong Kong would return to Chinese rule in China agreed not to change Hong Kong’s social or economic system fro 50 years and to allow the island a degree of self rule. The island was turned over to China on July 1st, 1997.

22. Violations of Human Rights in China
Why was Wang Dan imprisoned?
How was Wang Dan treated after his release?
Why was he later imprisoned again in 1995?
How were Wang Dan’s rights violated?
Toy Company A
How have toy companies violated rights in China?

23. Exit Slip (To be able to leave you must show Inforna )
In your agenda OR on a piece of paper
What are three things you must do in regards to Global 10R class, before our next meeting.