Mao Zedong & Communist China
By: Raven Cauthen
Biography
•Mao was born in the Chaochan in
Hunan province.
•Mao was born poorly with no
Luxuries.
•He transformed the medieval
backward economy to a modern
Nation.
•Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in
attempt to regain control over China.
Mao planned to divide China with Japan.
Bibliography
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Great Leap Forward
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The great leap forward was intended to modernize China into a factory working,
self sufficient, and technology using country.
Although the intentions of the great leap forward were great, the result of it was
45 million people being killed.
The Great Leap Forward began in 1957 and was intended to overcome Britain
within 15 years later.
Cultural Revolution
• The cultural revolution was important because
its intentions was to get China back on the
track of socialism.
• It resulted China became a very instable place
and many of the country’s artifacts was
destroyed.
• After this Mao was forced to step down from
his position Chairman.
Tiananmen Square
• A massacre happened at the Tiananmen
Square.
• Several hundred of people were killed in
19889 by tanks.
• This protest held by civilians was to protest
against democracy.
Chinese Economy
• The economy was failing because of the
mistakes Mao had made.
• Mao had led the economy down a long and
destructive path.
• It was hard for china to regain economic
strength.