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Civil War between Mao’s Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces
Picture: Chiang Kai-shek during the Northern Expedition. Significance: The Chinese Civil War was the beginning of the Nationalist's fight against communism taking hold in China. -
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Chinese Civil War
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Tiananmen Square
Picture: Mao proclaiming the Peoples Republic of China. Significance: Mao proclaiming the Peoples Republic of China was a representation of the war coming to a close, and was the establishment of a communist government in TPROC. -
Communist forces defeat the Nationalists
Picture: Chengdu before being taken over by Mao Significance: Kai-shek's loss of Chengdu on December 10th, 1949 was the loss of the last piece of land held by Kai-shek on the mainland. The seizure of Chengdu represented the full spread of communism to the entire mainland. -
Nationalists and Chiang Kai-shek flee to Taiwan and claim to be the ‘true’ government of China
Picture: Kai-shek's inaguration speech in 1948 as the first president of The Republic of China. Significance: Chiang's fleeing to Taiwan (The Republic of China) represents the end of the civil war in China and the Nationalist forces acceptance of the mainland falling to communism. -
The Great Leap Forward
Picture: Chinese working at night to produce steel. Significance: The Great Leap Forward was Mao's attempt to advance China to the level of The U.S. and The Soviet Union within fifteen years. The Great Leap Forward unified the Chinese citizens in a national effort towards a common goal, advancing the communistic idea of China within the population. -
The Cultural Revolution
Picture: Propaganda from the Cultural Revolution that says "The People's Liberation Army of China is a great school for Maoism" Significance: The Cultural Revolution represesented the cultural oppresion Mao brought onto The Peoples Republic of China. At this point in time Communism had taken such great a hold of China that Mao had the means to oppress his citizens. -
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Death of Chairman Mao
Picture: Chinese citizens viewing Mao's body on September 9th, 1976 in The Great Hall of the People. Signifcance: Mao's death represented the true end of communism in China and the beginning of a power struggle for political power.
