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Communist China
On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. The announcement ended the costly full-scale civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, which broke out immediately following World War II and had been preceded by on and off conflict between the two sides since the 1920’s. -
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China from 1958 to 1961. The campaign was led by Mao Zedong and aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. The campaign caused the Great Chinese Famine. -
The Mao Cult
Mao Zedong used propaganda to get people to get follow him and support him. He used architecture, campaingns, posters, and songs. -
Little Red Book
The Little Red Book, more properly known as ‘The Quotations of Mao Zedong’, is the world’s second most published book.The Little Red book is a collection of 427 quotations from Mao Zedong. -
Cutural Revolution
China's Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government. -
The Red Guards
Red Guards (simplified Chinese were a mass paramilitary social movement of young people in the People's Republic of China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution. -
Death
Mao Zedong died at age 82. Mao was a leader of the Chinese Revolution, which brought the Communist Party to power and led to the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Chairman Mao maintained authoritarian control over China until his death and oversaw a massive transformation of the country. -
The Four Moderns
They were introduced as early as January 1963: at the Conference on Scientific and Technological Work held in Shanghai that month, Zhou Enlai called for professionals in the sciences to realize "the Four Modernizations. -
Deng Xiaoping
Xiaoping became the leader of China after Zedong died. Deng Xiaoping became the most powerful leader in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the 1970s. He served as the chairman of the Communist Party's Military Commission and was the chief architect of China's economic improvements during the 1980s. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
People Protested for democracy. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, commonly known as the June Fourth Incident were student-led popular demonstrations in Beijing which took place in the spring of 1989 and received broad support from city residents, exposing deep splits within China's political leadership.
