1. Anticipatory Set Discuss the following questions with your neighbor: Was the conflict in China part of the Cold War? Why/why

2. Commies Take Power in China In groups of 3-4 answer the following questions as complete sentences. Do not copy the questions. 1.Who was Mao Zedong Jiang Jiesh 2.When did the civil war in China resume the civil war end 3.What advantages did Nationalist forces have Commie forces have 4.Where is Nationalist China located People’s republic of China located 5.How did the Superpowers react to the existence of 2 Chinas Mao transform the economy of China 6.Why did the Great Leap Forward fail Mao launch the Cultural Revolution

3. Commies Take Power in China 1.Who Mao Zedong was leader of Commie forces, chairman of Commie Party, & head of People’s Republic of China Jiang Jiesh was leader of Nationalist forces & head of Republic of China 2.When The civil war in China resumed at the end of WWII The civil war ended in 1949 3.What Nationalist forces had large army & US aid Commies had army skilled in guerilla warfare & popular support 4.Where Nationalist China is located on island of Taiwan People’s republic of China is located on mainland China 5.How US helped Nationalists set up Gov’t and enlarged US sphere of influence in Asia SU provided Commies financial, military, & technical aid and signed a defensive alliance Mao transformed China’s economy by giving land to peasants, forming collective farms, & nationalizing businesses 6.Why the Great Leap Forward failed because of poor planning, inefficient industries, lack of work incentive, crop failures & famine Mao launched the Cultural Revolution to revive the Marxist revolution he had begun