1. Mao Zedong By Anthony Kress

2. 毛泽东 Máo Zédōng Born 12/26/1893 in Shaoshan, Hunan, China Two younger brothers and one younger sister Father was a poor farmer at first but started his own business trading rice Stayed in his home province until age 25 Spent a short time at Peking University where he picked up Marxist ideas and influence

3. Karl Marx Author of the Communist Manifesto Dubbed the most influential socialist thinker of the 19 th century Born into a middle class family in Germany Working class struggles

4. Revolutionary Figure Mao was one of the 50 founding members of the Chinese Communist Party and remained as their leader until his death He led many revolutionary movements such as the Socialist Upsurge in the Countryside in 1955 and The Great Leap Forward in 1958 Cultural Revolution of 1966 through 1969 Chairman of People’s Republic of China from 1949-1959

5. Great Leader Chairman Mao? Died 9/9/1976 in Beijing 1949-1975, Mao’s policies and political purges were believed to have cost the lives of about 50-70 million people His social political programs were blamed for causing severe famine and damage to the culture, society, and economy of China Media control for purposes of propaganda in favor of Mao and the Communist Party

6. East meets the West 你好 ! Nǐ hǎo!

7. Merchandise

8. 再见 ! Zàijiàn!

9. New Words 天安门 Tiān’ānmén Gate of Heavenly Peace 元 Yuán Chinese Dollar; Round object 国民党 Guómíndǎng Kuomintang; Nationalist Party 共产党 Gòngchǎndǎng Communist Party

10. Information Resources http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/ 363395/Mao-Zedong http://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo- Ma/Mao-Zedong.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong

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