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Born
Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893. He was born in Shaoshan China. He was born into a peasant family and worked hard in most of his early life.
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"Dracula" was published
"Dracula" was pubished on May 18, 1897. It was written by Bram Stoker. It was written in London. This was the original Dracula story written.
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Thomas Edison Patened his Movie Camera
On August 31, 1897 Thomas Edison patened his movie camera. It was called the Kinetograph. It was the first camera to use film.
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The Wizard of Oz premired
On January 21, 1903 The Wizard of Oz premired. It was first shown in New York City. The Wizard of Oz was the first color movie.
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The Wright Brothers make the first flight
On December 7, 1903 the Wright Brothers make the first flight. They did it in Kittyhawk, North Carolina. It stayed in the air for 12 seconds.
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The First Ford Car was built
On August 12, 1908 Henry Ford built his first car. It was called the Model T. It was the first affordable car to Americans and more than 15 million were sold.
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Founds Communist Party
In 1921 Mao founded the Communist Party in China. Mao wanted Communism because he wanted to make people equal. This is important because it helped China become more modern.
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The Long March Begins
The Long March Began in 1934 and ended in 1935 (Wakin 35). The Long March was part of a civil war between the Nationalists and the Comunists for control of China. Mao led the Communists and used the strategy of confusion to lead his people. ("The Lon March") -
Long March Ends
The Long March was the longest march in the history of warfare. Mao originally had 700,000 people when he started the journey, but by the time he finished he only had 4,000. The Long March Ended in 1935 when they reached the Great Wall of China.
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Created the People's Republic of China
In 1949 Mao declared China; The People's Republic of China (Fritz 113). He made China a communist country and he became the most powerful country. Mao did this because he wanted everyone to be equal and in communism everything is shared by everyone.
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The USSR launches the first satellite
On October 4, 1954 the Solviet Union launched the first satellite. It was called the Sputnik. It was the size of a beach ball ad orbited earth.
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The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was attempted in 1958. Mao believed that if the country only focused on industry and agriculture, then their economy would grow and someday be better than The United States. He split the people up into communes and made them work. The Great Leap Forward failed and lots of people starved.
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Mao Resigned
In 1959 Mao resigned from being the head of the government. He resigned after The Great Leap Forward failed. Even though he resigned, he still kept his position as the head of the Communit Party. (Wakin 33) -
The Red Guard was formed
Mao created the Red Guard in 1966. They were used to help Mao get rid of all the people against revolution and all the traditional people. They tried to eliminate all of the old culture in China. (Red Guards) -
The Red Guard disbands
The Red Guard split up in 1968.(Poule 94). The government convinced the Red Gaurd to split up to restore order to China. At one point there was over 11 million members. The Red Guard was removed after they started overthrowing towns.
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Mao Dies
Mao died on September 9, 1976. Mao had Parkinson's diesease. He died still holding the position of Chairman of the Comunist Party.
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