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Chiang Kai-Shek Takes over the KMT
After taking over the KMT, Chiang attacks the comunists at Shanghai in April, creating a devastating spectacle. -
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Mao and others establish Soviet Republic of China in mountains of Jiangx
Between 1931 and 1934, Mao and his group of communist believers were creating a Soviet Repulic of CHina in order to mold their communism in the Manner of the Soviet Union. -
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Mass executions of landlords and other “rightists,” more than 1 million likely killed
This is when the power begins to influence a leader's actions. Anyone likely to be clever enough ot gain power from Mao is put under threat Even after this, he establishes many different refroms like seding workers and children to the outskirts of China for agricultural work, and even changing the education systems to only encompass the communist teachings and Trade school. -
Chiang Resigns from being the President of the Republic of China
After finally admitting his losses, Chiang steps off the podiium of power -
The People's Republic of China is Established
After a long and brutal wasr between the Nationalists and the Communists, the communists finally achieve victory with the help of their army, the People's Libertation Army. The Nationalists have relocated to Taiwan. Now, with Mao as the leader, he did everything he could during the first half of the years he regined to prevent any middle class or working class from gaining power or increasing knowledge of how to gain power. -
Bsnning of all parties.
Mao decided to ban the formation of any and all parties except for that of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). This he does in order to prevent people thinking of revolution from gathering together and plotting against him. -
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The Five Year Plan
Between 1953 and 1958, Mao implements the 5 year plan, through which he attempts (and succceeds) to industrialize and modernize China for the country to be able to stand up on its own. Although he is extremely successful, in the second plan and in this one, there are many who go starving and die of famine throughout China. -
Mao becomes the president of the People's Republic of China
His control of others has slwoly become to increase. After his inauguration, in 1956-58, Mao implements the Hundred flowers campaign, in which he encourages people to criticize the governement for its faults. However, in reality, he uses this method to weed out anyone who thinks badly of the government to remove any influence on the other citizens of the PRC -
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Anti-Rightest Movement
In this movement, Mao stops the education of men and boys and changes it to the Communist form, in which they stop learning about anything that may influence them to revolt against Mao or the government. He changes the education system, so more 500,000 people are reeducated. -
The Great Leap Forward
Mao establishes the second 5 year plan with which he hopes to even further China's progress towars development. Although this seems to succeed economically, his plan results in hte death of 20-43 million people from the famine that he has caused by completely disregarding the health and well being o his people.
