1. Friday, May 10th HW: Read pages 972-975.
Answer questions 1, 5, 7, and 8.
Aim: How did the leadership of Mao Zedong influence China?
Do Now: Complete handout.

2. “Father of Modern China”
- Led Chinese Revolution ( ) - Overthrew Emperor of Qing dynasty and formed the Republic of China - Established Kuomintang (Nationalist party) First President of China
“Father of Modern China”

3. Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) Chiang Kai-shek (Nationalist) Mao Zedong
(Communist)

4. Mao led Communists on 6,000 mile
Long March to flee Nationalist forces.
Approx. 7,000 out of 100,000 survived

5. Cold War Hot Spot Communists were aided by the USSR
Nationalists were aided by the USA
VS.

6. In 1949 Mao Zedong proclaimed mainland China as the People’s Republic of China (communist) with capital at Beijing

7. Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established the Republic of China
(democratic) with its capital at Taipei

9. Communism under Mao
Mao set up a one-party dictatorship that denied people basic rights and freedoms.

10. Communism under Mao Rural Chinese were provided with healthcare
Women gained some rights

11. Communism under Mao
Mao wanted to transform China from an agricultural society into a modern industrial nation.

12. Agrarian Reform Law of 1950 Government seized land from landlords
Communists killed 1 million landlords
that resisted
Mao redistributed land to peasants
Chinese lived and worked on collective farms

13. Mao nationalized private companies
Mao launched a Five-Year Plan in 1953 that set high goals for industry. By 1957, China’s output of coal, cement, steel, and electricity had increased dramatically.

14. What are their similarities? What are their differences?
Summary
Make a connection between Mao and another dictator we have studied this year.
What are their similarities?
What are their differences?