Communist China

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.

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Key Dates/Events 1. 1899- Open Door Policy 2. 1900 – Boxer Rebellion 3. 1912 – Sun Yixian (Kuomintang or Nationalist Party) 4. 1925 – Jiang Jieshi 5. 1934 - (The Long March) 6. 1936 – Japan Invades 7. 1945 – Ending of WWII 8. 1946 – 1949 – Chinese Civil War Continues 9. 1950 – The Great Leap Forward 10. 1966 – The Cultural Revolution

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)