1. Who gains control of China and why?
Chinese Civil War
Who gains control of China and why? VS

2. vs. Chinese Civil War (1945-1949) Mao Zedong (CCP)
Chiang Kai-shek (KMT)
Communists
Common Name
Nationalists
Northern China
Area controlled
Southern China
Soviet Union
Foreign Support
United States
Communism
Economic Policy
Capitalism
Strong support from peasants
Public Support
Support from wealthy landowners
Experienced, motivate, guerilla warfare
Military Organization
Ineffective, corrupt, poor morale

3. Truce During WW II
During WWII US gave $1.5 billion to Nationalists to fight Japan, most of this money is wasted or “stolen” as Mao’s forces did most fighting
Mao’s People’s Army vs. Chiang’s Nationalist Army
US gives additional $2 billion to help Nationalists beat Communists
Nationalists winning at first but China’s economy worsens, Chinese people upset w/ Nationalists
Nationalists troops begin defecting to People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
By 1949, Mao controls most of China
Chiang & what is left of his army flee to Taiwan

4. People’s Republic of China vs. Republic of China
US upset over loss of China, helps Chiang set up a govt on Taiwan
Chiang & US say legit gov of China is on Taiwan “Republic of China”
Mao signs a friendship treaty with Soviet Union
Mao & USSR say legit govt of China is “People’s Republic of China”
UN can’t recognize Mao’s “People’s Republic of China” as legitimate
Mao Expands China
1950: PLA invades Tibet. Mao promises self rule, but forces
Tibet into communism.
Tibetans protest, Mao’s PLA crushes protest. Dalai Lama flees.
1950: China invades Inner Mongolia and annexes it

5. Mao gives private land to the peasants
Life in Mao’s China
Let 1000 flowers bloom
Domestic Policy (1951)
Mao gives private land to the peasants
One million landowners killed who resist
Mao nationalizes all businesses
Great Leap Forward ( )
Large collective farms are formed
Poor planning results in a famine that kills 20 million people
Nuclear Age (1964)
Mao’s govt successfully tests a nuclear weapon – upset Soviets won’t share tech
Cultural Revolution ( )
Mao wants more social equality
Red Guards form, HS & college students who were loyal to Mao
Red Guards terrorize & re-educate those with an advantage(esp. intellectuals)

6. Voice From the Past: The Red Guards, China’s Teenage Police Force
How did many adults react to Mao after the Great Leap Forward?
Mao began to recruit who and what did they want to eliminate?
What was Mao’s “bible” called?
Who do the Red Guards go after and what were some of their reasons?
When did Mao finally turn against the Red Guards and how did it affect China?

7. Identify people, words & objects.
Identify symbols, what do they represent?
What is cartoonist saying about Mao’s programs?

8. Identify people, words & objects.
Identify symbols, what do they represent?
What is cartoonist saying about Mao’s cultural revolution?