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Mao Zedong - Communism in China
Harry Truman was
the 33rd American President who served in office from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953. One of the important events during his presidency was the
rise of Mao Zedong with the 1949 Chinese Revolution and
the spread of the Cold War beyond Europe into East Asia.
Mao Zedong Facts: Fast Fact Sheet
Fast, fun facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
about Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution of
1949.
Who was Mao Zedong? Mao Zedong was a
famous Chinese communist leader and founder
of the People's Republic of China.
When was he born and what was his date of
death?
Mao Zedong was born to a family of farmers
on December 26, 1893 and died on September
9, 1976. He was married 4 times and had 10
children.
Why did peasants support Mao Zedong? Mao
Zedong gained the support of peasants by
promising land reforms to the Chinese
peasants who were on the brink of mass
starvation. Peasants preferred Mao Zedong to
the unpopular and corrupt Chiang Kai-shek.
Mao Zedong - Main events:
The main events in the career of Mao Zedong
were the 'Long March', the founding of the
People's Republic of China, the 'Great Leap
Forward', Maoism and his "Little Red Book",
the Red Guard, the Cultural Revolution and
his meetings with Henry Kissinger and
President Richard Nixon.
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The Cold War
The rise of Mao Zedong
and Communism in China resulted in the spread of
The Cold War
beyond Europe into
East Asia. Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists had been
fighting against Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang (KMT)
nationalist party since the 1920's. Hostilities between the two
factions ceased due to their temporary alliance during eight years
of war with Japan (1937-1945) but after WW2 the Chinese Civil
War erupted again. The United States became involved in Chinese
politics by providing financial aid to
Chiang Kai-shek and the
Nationalist government to halt the threat of Mao Zedong and the
spread of communism in Asia. Chiang
Kai-shek and the Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist party were defeated in
1949 and fled to Taiwan. In 1950 the USSR and the People’s
Republic of China announced the signed a treaty agreeing to mutual
defense and assistance. The Americans were horrified that the two
largest communist nations in the world had formed an alliance and
the Cold War moved to a critical level as China enters the
Korean War.
Mao Zedong
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Mao Zedong
Facts - 1: December 26, 1893:
Mao Zedong was born in 1893 to a family of farmers at
Shaoshan, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, China where
he is educated at a local primary school.
Mao Zedong
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2: 1906: He was
forced into an arranged marriage at age of seventeen
joining together two wealthy families who owned a large
amount of land.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 3: 1910: He witnesses the effects of a terrible
famine in Hunan.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 4: 1911: He fights on
revolutionary side in the Revolution of 1911 (Xinhai Revolution)
that overthrows China's last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty),
and establishes the Republic of China (ROC)
Mao Zedong
Facts - 5: 1912: He returns to education in the Fourth
Normal School of Changsha and graduates
Mao Zedong
Facts - 6: 1919: Travels to Beijing where he
worked in the University Library where he began to read
Marxist literature.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 7: 1921: Becomes a founder member
of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sets up a
branch in Hunan.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 8: 1923: The
Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist party allied with the
Chinese Communist Party to defeat the Chinese warlords
who controlled most of northern China.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
9: 1927: Chiang
Kai-shek, the KMT leader, launches a violent
anti-communist purge and Mao Zedong leads the Autumn
Harvest Uprising, the first armed uprising by the
Communists, in Changsha, Hunan
Mao Zedong
Facts - 10: 1927: The Autumn
Harvest Uprising was defeated by Kuomintang forces and
the communists were forced to retreat to the Jinggang
Mountains. Mao Zedong, and Red Army founder Zhu De begin
to develop a rural-based strategy that centers on
guerrilla tactics.
Mao Zedong
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11: October 1934: The
Red Guard numbers 45,000 fighters, plus 200,000 militia.
The Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek’s forces
surround the communists who escape via the Long March.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 12: October 14, 1934: The Long
March, (1934–1935). The Long March was the 6,000-mile trek of the
Chinese communists over 8 mountain ranges and 24 rivers, which
resulted in the relocation of the communist revolutionary base from
southeastern China to the province of Shaanxi in the northwest.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 13: 1937:
Hostilities between the two factions
ceased due to their temporary alliance to fight against the Japanese
during 8 years of war with Japan (Second Sino-Japanese War,
1937-1945)
Mao Zedong
Facts - 14: 1939 - 1945:
During World War 2, Chiang Kai-shek, was recognized as
one of the "Big Four" Allied leaders along with Stalin,
Roosevelt and Churchill and traveled to attend the Cairo
Conference in November 1943.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 15: 1945:
Second Sino-Japanese War ended when
Japan was defeated in WW2. The Chinese Civil War between the
Nationalists and the communists erupted again.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 16: 1946: The United
States became involved in Chinese politics by providing
financial aid to Chiang
Kai-shek and the Nationalist government to halt
the threat of Mao Zedong and the spread of communism in
Asia.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 17: 1949:
Chiang Kai-shek and the
nationalist party were defeated by the communists in
1949 Chinese Revolution and fled to Taiwan.
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Mao Zedong
Facts - 18: 1 October 1949:
Mao Zedong founded the People's Republic of China and
became the Chairman of the Communist Party and the
absolute leader of China. Like Stalin he became a
brutal, oppressive dictator. Any objections to his
regime were immediately suppressed leading to countless
executions or imprisonment in labor camps.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 19: February 15, 1950:
The USSR and the People’s Republic of China announced
the signed a treaty agreeing to mutual defense and
assistance (Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship).
This treaty between the
two largest communist nations in the world
coincided with the Soviets successful tests of its first
atomic bomb that sparked the
Cold War Arms Race.
Mao Zedong
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20: June 25, 1950: The
Korean War (June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953) began between
the Soviet-backed communist North, and the US and
UN-backed South.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
21: October, 1950:
China enters the Korean
War enabling the communist North Koreans to regain lost
territory. General Macarthur wanted to expand the Korean
war into China. President Truman refused and relieved
Macarthur of his command.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 22:
July 27, 1953: The Korean
War ended with an armistice that was signed by the
United States, the People’s Republic of China, North
Korea, and South Korea in July 1953.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 23: March 5, 1953:
When Stalin died on March 5, 1953, Mao Zedong felt he
was now the senior communist leader and was resentful
when the new Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Malenkov did
not recognize this. At this point the alliance between
the Soviets and China began to cool.
Mao Zedong
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24: March 8, 1954: The
U.S. and Japan signed the Mutual Defense Assistance
Agreement in Tokyo. With the victory of the Mao Zedong
and the Communists in the 1949 Chinese Revolution the
United States had lost its chief ally in Asia. The US
now viewed Japan as they key to defending Asia against
communism during the Cold War.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
25: May 1956: The Hundred Flowers
Campaign began with a movement within the communist
government of China to lift the restrictions imposed
upon Chinese intellectuals and granting greater freedom
of thought and speech.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
26: 1958: Chairman Mao
introduced his plan called the 'Great Leap Forward'
(1958 to 1961). The 'Great Leap Forward' was an economic
and social campaign aimed at rapidly transforming China
from an agrarian economy into a socialist society
through rapid industrialization.
Mao Zedong
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27: 1961: The 'Great
Leap Forward' relied on the commune system and the mass
mobilization of labor to improve agricultural and
industrial production. The policy led to a massive
decline in agricultural output, which, together with
poor harvests, led to famine and the deaths of millions.
The 'Great Leap Forward' policy was abandoned and
Chairman Mao's position was weakened.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
28: 1962: The final
split between the Soviet Union and China occurred when
Chairman Mao criticized President Khrushchev for backing
down in the Cuban
Missile Crisis. Khrushchev responded
by declaring that Chairman Mao's policies would lead to
a nuclear war.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
29: October 16, 1964: China tests its
first nuclear weapon at Lop Nur, a former salt lake in
China.
Mao Zedong
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30: 1966 - 1976:
Chairman Mao leads the "Great Proletarian Cultural
Revolution" to purge China of 'impure' elements and
renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. He shut down
China’s schools, and encouraged Red Guards to attack all
traditional values. The Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong
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31: 1966: The Little
Red Book was first published by the Chinese government
during the Cultural Revolution. The Little Red Book, aka
‘The Quotations of Mao Zedong’ consists of a collection
of 427 quotations from Mao Zedong on subjects such as
Socialism and Communism, patriotism, discipline, and the
role of women.
Mao Zedong
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32: Not carrying, reading, knowing its
contents and quoting from the Little Red Book would have
been seen as a sign of divergence from the teachings of
Maoism, leading to oppression or even death.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
33: The Little Red
Book was a successful form of propaganda for Mao Zedong
as was the "cult of personality" which ensured that his
picture was everywhere in China.
Mao Zedong
Facts -
34: 1969: The split
between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of
China escalate into fighting on Sino-Soviet borders
resulting in the threat of a Soviet nuclear strike
against China.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 35: 1971: The US plans to strengthen ties
with the Chinese government Henry Kissinger is sent to
China for a secret meeting with Prime Minister Zhou
Enlai, paving the way for a meeting with President
Nixon.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 36: 1972: President
Nixon travels to mostly meeting with Chairman Mao's
second-in-command Zhou Enlai, due to Mao's declining
health The meeting was an important part of the Cold War
as China begins to move closer to the United States and
away from the Soviet Union.
Mao Zedong
Facts - 37: September 9, 1976: Mao Zedong dies
from Parkinson's disease at the age of 82 years
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