1. The Changing Modern China
Where it was and where it is going
Some new and some review

2. The Lead Figures Confucius Karl Marx Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping
Philosopher; Hierarchy and order
Karl Marx
Father of Communism; German philosopher; sees evils of unchecked capitalism
Mao Zedong
Father of modern China; Communist; Cultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward (Great Famine); Little Red Book
Deng Xiaoping

3. Dynasty to Republic to …?
People’s Republic of China
Full Communist name of China
Who’s who and what’s what in communism
Proletariat- Industrial working class (Mao focused on them more than the peasant farmers)
Totalitarian state- Government controls all aspects of life
Propaganda- Information that is spread to damage or support a cause

4. Mao’s Goal Oppose capitalism Unite China Self sufficient Restore order
Modernize

5. More Mao craziness!!!!! How Mao Restored Order New constitution
Established totalitarian government
Establish communism (government control over economy)
How Mao United China
Promised to improve life of the poor
Made everyone equal

6. Helpful Vocab
Collective farms- Peasants group together their land and tools to make it more efficient
Red Guard- Students and youth who promoted Mao and his idea during the Cultural Revolution
Commune- several villages group and living together; everything held in common
Capitalism- Economic system the opposite of communism; free market system; individual choice; chance for economic advancement by the individual; little government control of prices or businesses

7. Movements Outcomes Hundred Flowers Campaign
Failed miserably- too much criticism
Failed-disorganized, no organization; Great Famine
Failed- out of control; many jailed or killed; Lost Generation
Moderately successful- problems with congestion and pollution
Hundred Flowers Campaign
Encourage discussion of communism to make it better
Great Leap Forward
Modernization
Cultural Revolution
Promote revolutionary spirit among the youth
Four Modernizations
Deng’s programs to modernize China

8. Economic Policies Mao Deng Modernize China Self-sufficiency
Pure communism
EPIC FAILURE
Deng
More practical method of modernization
Foreign investment
Increased market economy

9. Changing Lives in China
Traditional China
Modern China
Family Life
1. joint family, young marriages
2. respect for elders, ancestor worship
1. nuclear family, later marriages
2. faith in youth
Role of Women
1. arranged marriages
2. inferior, no rights
1. choose husband
2. equal rights under the law

10. Big Questions involving the Revolution
 How did the Communists try to create a classless society? Were they successful? Why or why not?
How has the Communists effort to replace Chinese traditions met with mixed success?
Why has China adopted a one-child-per-family policy and how do they enforce it?
Why have Communists stressed literacy? What have they done to make this easier?

11. Confucian/Communist comparisons
Class society
Superior/inferior
Think the triangles and basic relationships
KEEP ORDER!
Communist
Classless society
Everyone is equal
Truth: not everyone is equal

12. China and the World Tiananmen Square video
Students gathered in 1989 to promote more freedoms (especially speech) and democracy; the government stopped the demonstrations with violence

13. China and how it relates to the World
Taiwan
Where Nationalist fled; technically part of China but have different government and economy; China threatens to attack to show ownership, but US stands with Taiwan politically
Hong Kong
Was part of the British Empire, but now part of China (although separate); waiting for the rest of China’s economy to fully develop to integrate totally
Japan
China gets technology, and Japan gets a market to sell that technology; China still angry over WWII attacks

14. Vietnam Soviet Union United States
China supported N. Vietnamese communists
Soviet Union
Relationship started out good, but became strained, especially when competed for power and allies in Asia
United States
US imports (buys) more from China than it exports (sells) to China
Why did China find many supporters in the Third World?