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Communism in China AND BEYOND!!!
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The Chinese Republic Manchu Dynasty: The last of the Chinese dynasties People were mad that they allowed foreign influence in China Revolution of 1911: No more dynasties Chinese “Republic” began
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Nationalist Party Won the revolution Ran the Chinese Republic Sun Yixian: 1 st leader of the Chinese Republic Jiang Jieshi: 2 nd leader of the Republic
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Rise of Communism in China When: began in the 1920’s Reasons: Republic (nationalists) did not make things much better Peasant class was attracted to communism
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Mao Zedong 1 st leader of the communists in China
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Civil War Communists vs. Nationalists
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The “Long March” The “Long March”: the communists ran away to the mountains where they: 1. gathered more people for communism 2. trained to fight (against Nationalists) 3. prepared to run their new communist government
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Taiwan
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That’s similar to…
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Japan/World War II Japan / World War II: when Japan attacked China (1937) the communists and nationalists: 1. stopped fighting each other 2. joined together 3. fought the Japanese
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Communist Victory Following WWII, civil war began again Communists won Nationalists ran away to the Island of Taiwan
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Communist China The People’s Republic of China: official name of Communist China Mao’s China: not everything worked out so well
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Great Leap Forward Mao’s attempt to improve the economy Forced changes in agriculture (communes) and industry It failed Mao
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Cultural Revolution Mao’s attempt to re-strengthen communism (1960s) Reaction against intellectuals…many were killed
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Cultural Revolution Red Guard – young people sent, by Mao, into rural areas to “re-educate” the people Little Red Book – every good communist had one and memorized it
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Deng’s China Deng Xiaoping: (1970’s) took over after the death of Mao…introduced modern changes (economic but not political)
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Economic Reform Economic Reform: Deng realized that China needed to reform economically
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Economic Reform Allowed some capitalism (private ownership of business)
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Economic Reform Allowed some western companies into certain areas of China
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Political Freedoms Anti-Communist Protests: new economic freedoms led some Chinese to want political freedoms
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Tiananmen Square (1989) Students led a pro-democracy (anti-communism) protest in 1989 Government sent in troops – thousands of protesters were killed…no democracy
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Recent Events Hu Jintao: current leader of China Return of Hong Kong: Had been a British colony since the 1800’s Returned to China in 1997 Not supposed to change to communism for 50 years
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Other Communist Governments
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Korea The Partition: after WW II – Korea was split up by the allies: North – communist, South – democratic Key: Communist Democratic
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Korean War North invaded the South (1953) In order to make one communist Korea United Nations and U.S. stopped the invasion – for CONTAINMENT
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After WWII Split at the 38th Parallel Key: Communist Democratic
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September 1950 North Korean advance Key: Communist Democratic OMG! Help us fight the Communists, USA !
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November 1950 UN advance Key: Communist Democratic Oh, hi U.S. navy! Maybe you could BACK OFF?
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January 1951 Chinese + North Koreans Key: Communist Democratic You’re welcome, North Korea
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1953 Split at the Armistice Line Key: Communist Democratic
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Remember how it looked back in 1950? Key: Communist Democratic
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Key: Communist Democratic NOT!
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Vietnam Colonial History: had been a French colony – “French Indo-China” After the French left – Vietnam was split: North – communist, South – democratic France
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Ho Chi Minh Leader of the communist North Vietnam He was a “Nationalist” leader
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Vietnam War North invaded the South Tried to make one communist Vietnam U.S. supported the South – to stop the spread of communism (containment) U.S. eventually pulled out – North won – today there in one Communist Vietnam
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If one Asian country falls to Communism, they will all fall one-by-one like DOMINOES
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Ho Chi Minh’s Communist government Anti-Communist government set up by France and the U.S.
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Communism isn’t looking so bad right about now
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Vietcong
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Two years later… The North Vietnamese took over the South
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1.5 million South Vietnamese flee 1.5 million Vietnamese had died in the war e 58,000 Americans died
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Cuba Location: Largest island in the Caribbean Sea (90 miles from Florida)
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Historical Past 1959 – communists under Fidel Castro took over Cuba Castro was supported by the U.S.S.R. U.S. tried to support a coup (the “Bay of Pigs Invasion”) it didn’t work Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962
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Relationship with the U.S. Today Uneasy relationship between Cuba and the U.S. Some trade and travel restrictions continue
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Stalin’s USSRMao’s China Type of Rule Economic Plans Dealing with Opposition Relations with Western Nations Reactions after Their Deaths
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