Communism Takes hold in China Chapter 15 Section 3 Part 1

Necessity, who is the mother of invention. - Plato China boasts a rich history of contributions to the world.

Communism and Religion China had a number of religious ideologies

Communism and Religion Marx created the concept of communism. As a young man Mao became influenced by Marx. Karl Marx

Communist China Following WWII, civil war broke out in China. Communist leader Mao Zedong lead his army to victory.

Chinese Thinking ― Confucius “Do unto others what you want done unto you.” “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” ― Confucius

Chinese Thinking A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. - Mao Zedong

The Great Leap Forward From 1958 to 1960 this program was launched to increase farm and industrial output.

The Great Failure The overuse of people resources led to the Great Leap’s fall: Famine Low-quality goods Millions of deaths

The Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution was the program intended to rid China of their bourgeois. The Red Guard enforced Mao’s will.

China Before Communism China was not industrialized. Western worlds considered the Chinese backwards. China

China and the Cold War China’s relationship with the Soviet Union served both. Tension drew the countries apart. China’s ideologies clashed with the Soviets.

China and the Cold War Following their Civil War the U.S. Recognized Jiang Jieshi as the Chinese leader. In 1971, the U.S. allow the People’s Republic to replace Taiwan as China’s representative to the United Nations. 1972, President Nixon visits China. 1979, the U.S. and China set up diplomatic relations.

Compare and Contrast