1. China under Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping
Ch. 31 (pp. 905 – 907) & Ch. 32 (p. 923)

2. Communism in China
During WWII, Japan partially occupied China, thus temporarily quelling the battle between Chiang’s republican government & Mao’s communists
After the war, however, Mao’s army defeated Chiang’s troops
Chiang’s republic driven to the island of Taiwan
Mao established the People’s Republic of China

3. China Under Mao
Early on, Mao worked with & imitated many communist models of the Soviet Union
Mao’s focus on the peasants, however, caused him to eventually break away from Soviet-style communism

4. China Under Mao Late 1950s, Mao instituted the Great Leap Forward
Emphasized agricultural & industrial development
Collectivized farms, make private farming illegal, set quotas on industrial production
Focused too strongly on industry, resulting in mass famine & failure of the program
Severely damaged Chinese economy

5. China Under Mao 1966, Mao instituted the Cultural Revolution
Another program focused on economic development, but also strongly tied to social & political change
Called for a removal of all “old China” vestiges
Removal of hierarchal bureaucracies, Confucianism & Buddhist ideology, institutes of higher education, etc.
Focus was on strict equality & Mao’s personal ideologies
Ex. The Little Red Book
Like the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution severely damaged China

6. China Under Deng Xiaoping
1976, Mao died leaving China in a very poor state
Deng Xiaoping, Mao’s successor, encouraged a mix of socialism & capitalism to revive the economy
Socialist market economy
Successful
China’s government still retained control of most sectors of the economy

7. China Under Deng Xiaoping
1989, Students demanding more economic reforms & liberalization gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest
Mostly non-violent (civil resistance)
Lasted 7 weeks before the government responded with military intervention
Hundreds to thousands killed

8. China Today
China remains the largest communist-controlled country in the world
Increasingly prosperous due to exports