Mao Zedong
By: Maite Linn Batcabe
Introduction
Did you know Mao Zedong was a library assistant at Beijing University he has gone
so far. He’s gone from books about communism to leading communism. He’s also gone from
reading about leaders to becoming one. This also proves that books teach a lot. Mao Zedong
has influenced culture in China, because he started the Cultural Revolution, lead the great
leap forward, and he made China communist.
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I believe that Mao Zedong has influenced culture in China I think Mao Zedong
influenced culture in china. I think this because Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution,
which is when he tried to get rid of the four old. The four olds are old ideas, old culture and
old customs and also old habits. He bands all these things in order to have a new China
without all old things. Also during the Cultural Revolution Mao Zedong cut off people’s
education so people weren’t clever enough to know if he was or was not a good leader and/or
they wouldn’t come up with a plan to stop him being the leader. He also made China
communist he also wanted to make every one to be the same and they’re not to be classes like
for example high class and low class and middle class. Also He made the Great Leap
Forward take place. The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s way of trying to modernize China
and so that in a few years China would have an economy that was better then America and
the two places would be rivals. Because of this many of millions of people died.
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When he made China communist it took away rights like to have private property also then
the government owns all factories and things like that. Also then you have share what you
earned like if you worked really hard and some one else doesn’t then if they need money or
food or clothes then you have to give the government the money to sort out equally based on
how much you need. When Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution he started destroying
the four olds when he destroyed the four olds some people kept some secret. The Red Guards
where apart of this move and they searched peoples houses for the four olds. He did this by
red guards searching people’s houses for the four olds if the red guards had them as a suspect
as a high class or even a middle class person. He also did this by making red guards attack
people who disagreed with him. Mao stopped people’s education. He did this so no one could
take over or take his spot. As an affect of all the four olds being destroyed people might be
mad and sad and maybe a little empty like you have no meaning in you life and you just are
over powered with grief. He started the Great Leap Forward. He did this by making the
peasants and the rich people switching places and the rich people farming and then after that
he made the peasants live in what’s known as a commune. He made millions of people live in
communes all around china. Lots of people died. Most suffered from exhaustion and
starvation. As an effect of many peoples loss and who they’ve lost the might feel angry and
frustrated at Mao Zedong for starting the process and also sad that they lost so many people
and maybe even if they lost many close friends and family members they might again feel
empty like a big hole in their stomach.
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I think Mao Zedong influenced culture in China. I think this because when we
interviewed Chinese teachers they all said that they didn’t think he affected their culture but
they did give us examples of who they did affect like ancestors or people they knew. Ms.
Yang said that she thought he destroyed China’s rich culture and ruined traditions. She also
said she thought that he ruined some education for people she knew by sending them to the
country to work as farmers. When we interviewed Ms. Xu she said that she thought that Mao
Zedong changed culture in China because he changed traditions and he fought of the
Japanese and if he didn’t then japan would take over china. When we interviewed Chris
Chang he said this about the great leap forward; the great leap forward meant that Mao
Zedong was giving the peasants more power because he was a peasant and he always thought
it was unfair that the rich people always got more, more food, more money, more things,
more jewelry, more clothes.
Conclusion
In conclusion Mao Zedong was a leader who influenced culture in China. I con prove this
because he started the Cultural Revolution; made the great leap forward take place and he
lead the making of China communist. When he made China communist it took away rights.
When he made the great leap forward take place thousands of people died. Also when he
started the Cultural Revaluation it destroyed the four olds. This is why I think Mao Zedong
influenced culture in china
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