Identify mao zedong and describe his concept of communism. Communist china the great leap forward the cultural revolution tiananmen square mao zedong was a chinese military and political leader who led the communist party of china to victory against the kuomintang in the chinese civil war the leader of the peoples republic of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. In may 1958, mao zedong officially launched what history records as chinas great leap forwardthe principal motive of which was to create a material foundation upon which the nations defense and power projection capabilities might confidently rest. This movement led straight into the chinese cultural revolution.
The maozedong genocide the worst genocide in history. Revolution in china and communist china how does this compare with the russian revolution and stalins soviet union this presentation relies heavily on a power point created by dan mcdowell. The higher estimates of mass killings account for crimes against civilians by governments, including executions, destruction of population through manmade hunger and deaths during forced deportations, imprisonment and through forced labor. According to the authoritative black book of communism, an estimated 65. Mao zedong was born on december 26, 1893 in a small village. Mao was born on 26 december 1893 in the hunan province of.
Mao tsetungs cultural revolution mao himself claimed that a total of 700,00 people were killed in attacks on counterrevolutionaries during the years 195052. The ninth national congress of the ccp issues a new party constitution that names lin biao as comrade mao zedong s close comradeinarms and successor. The most revealing book ever published on mao, perhaps on any dictator in history. Basic education hunan first normal school peking university during these years, he learned a lot about political and economic problems. Selected works of mao zedong marxists internet archive. Man is a murderer by nature, to the point of genocide, said charny. The influence of marxism on mao zedong mao zedong had great interest in marxism, but had difficulty locating translated documents. Ng han guanap october 1 will mark 70 years since mao zedong. Mao zedong mao tsetung 1893 1976 mao zedong was a chinese revolutionary and founder of the peoples republic of china. Mao zedong genocide in china by joshua ocurran on prezi. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video.
Mao zedong led communist forces in china through a long revolution beginning in 1927 and ruled the nations communist government from its establishment in 1949. According to the definitions of the 1948 convention. Mao zedong is the most common used by the most people version of mao s name. Nathan, columbia university from 1954 until mao zedong s death twentytwo years later, dr. The chinese land reform movement, also known by the chinese abbreviation tugai, was a campaign by the communist party leader mao zedong during the late phase of the chinese civil war and the early peoples republic of china. Li zhisui was the chinese rulers personal physician. Death estimates vary widely, depending on the definitions of deaths included. Mao zedong ppt mao zedong communist party of china. The campaign involved mass killings of landlords by tenants and land redistribution to the peasantry. The chinese genocide occurred under the communist leader, mao zedong.
It is important to keep in mind however that mass killings alone do not equate to genocide. Come up with at least three reasons to justify your position. The impact of mao zedongs ruling in china can be seen through a number of different lenses. The kmt kuomintang nationalists, led by sun yat sen and then. Jan 06, 20 mao zedong also pronounced mao tsetung was born in shaoshan in hunan, china, on december 26, 1893. The definitions of genocide are wide and varied amongst organizations 1. It was like the cambodian communist dictator pol pots genocide. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this mao zedong study guide and get instant access to the following summary. Mao s great leap forward killed 45 million in four years. See bbc report with video footage, massacre in tiananmen square.
His tenure as chairman of the communist party of china has the most incidences of excess mortality in human history. Mao zedong also called mao tsetung founded the peoples republic of china and was the primary leader of the country from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. In fact, mao, along with future chinese premier zhou enlai, were among the partys founders, and both. Mao was one of the most prominent communist theoreticians and his ideas on revolutionary struggle and guerrilla warfare have been extremely influential, especially among third world revolutionaries. Aftermath in 1962, mao zedong finally decided to rid china of the great leap forward and put a stop to the murder and famine in china. Whether as an alternative political model for future china or as a historic question that cannot be sidestepped, mao zedong and his governing.
The idea that mao was responsible for genocide has been used as a. 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. The chinese hoped to develop labourintensive methods of industrialization, which would emphasize manpower rather than machines and capital. The five greatest murderers in 20th century history. What did this former chairman of the peoples republic of china do to be seen in the world as a tyrant. Chinese genocide background written by brandon brown, isaac simmons, kayla eubanks, and maya coleman.
A founder of the ccp communist party, he played a major role in the establishment of the red army and the development of a defensible base area in jiangxi province during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was, as recent evidence shows, a direct result of the great leap forward. Jan 14, 2007 a project that me and my friends did for school. He abolished traditional foot binding, a painful practice that hobbled women and kept them tied to their homes. Maos great leap forward killed 45 million in four years. Here as well is a link to a prezi presentation on the cultural revolution, its causes and effects, and events that shaped it. Mao zedong biography life, name, history, school, mother. A failed policy does not constitute genocide otherwise this list of genociders would be much longer.
One of mao s more positive influences resulted from his open perspective on women. Adolph hitler germany, in third place with 21 million. Mao zedong was a marxist theorist, revolutionary, and, from 1949 to 1959, the first chairman of the peoples republic of china. Although his parents, mao jenshen and wen qimei, were peasants, his family never lacked food or clothing.
The influence of stalin on mao zedong guided him to choosing a leadership role as a peasants revolutionary. Sep 17, 2010 mao zedong, founder of the peoples republic of china, qualifies as the greatest mass murderer in world history, an expert who had unprecedented access to official communist party archives said. The mao zedong genocide by jackson anderson on prezi. How mao zedong reshaped global politics and continues to. The goal of the movement was to cleanse the politics, economy, organization, and ideology of china, and it was to last until 1966. For me, and i believe for most chinese quora users, he is undoubtly a hero.
The genocide that took place during mao zedongs rule in china is by far one of the worst genocides in history. His ideas and leadership played a huge role in modernizing and industrializing the china that we know today. Mao zedong was one of the historic figures of the twentieth century. Mao also led the communist revolution in china and fought against the nationalist party in the chinese civil war. On older systems, like windows xp, you may have to download a language extension pack to type chinese, japanese, or korean, such as. One of his more famous pronouncements about women was that they held up half of the heavens. Pdf private life of chairman mao download full pdf.
A significant leader in chinese history with millions perished under his ruling, a multitude of chinese see mao zedong the founder of china. No, there have not been any attempts to bring justice to the communist party in china today they still think very highly of mao zedong. Mao zedong communism in china harry truman was the 33rd american president who served in office from april 12, 1945 to january 20, 1953. His100 project 3 by adriana spirdione on prezi next. Jun 14, 2012 mao zedong mao tsetung 1893 1976 mao zedong was a chinese revolutionary and founder of the peoples republic of china. Mao zedong mao zedong became the founding father of the peoples republic of china in 1949.
Cambodian genocide war photos, famous history photos, world war images. China is such a populous nation, it is not as if we cannot do. However, in the case of older transcriptions from publications that predominantly use the wadegiles transliteration i. I also happen to travel frequently to china 3 months total over 201415 and have chinese friends both in the usa and china who grew up during the cultural revolution. Mao is also called chairman mao, a nickname, because he was the chairman of the communist party. Mao zedongs communist campaign viewed through historical lenses economic lens researchers focusing on the economic lens would be interested in the industrial failure and loss of profits caused by mao zedongs push toward communism. The legacy of mao zedong is mass murder the heritage. Under his rule, the cpc expanded from the desolate backwater of jiangxi province to control all of china.
The starting date of the genocide is conventionally held to be april 24, 1915, the day when ottoman authorities arrested some 250 armenian intellectuals and community leaders in constantinople. December 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the peoples republic of china prc, which he ruled as the chairman of the communist party of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Mao was the chairman of the communist party of china cpc from 1934 until his death in 1976. Dec 01, 2017 mao zedong was most famous for leading a civil war against the nationalist party which resulted in the great leap forward, a famine that killed millions of chinese citizens. This digital image of pol pot was used on our website in our prezi.
Mao zedong, founder of the peoples republic of china, qualifies as the. The chinese communist party seemed to be on the ropes here in 1934. Mao was one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century, in china and abroad. Read a biography about the life of mao zedong the chinese communist leader responsible for the disastrous policies including the great leap forward and the. Even though it was only a duration of a few years the impact affected china greatly for years afterwards. I read burying mao, the unknown story and many other books on china.
Niyanthesh reddy, damien deszi, danny alban, and lauren donnelly ib history of the americas early life born in 1893 in shaoshan, china central part his father was a poor peasant who became a landowner and businessman. Mao zedong first emerged as a communist leader in 1927 at the head of the revolutionary army of workers and peasants. Mao zedong tsetung robert mugabe mobutu sese seko 1. Major events in the life of a revolutionary leader all terms appearing in bold are included in the glossary. Mao zedongs campaign, the great leap forward, lead to financial crisis across the country. Write a two page double spaced argument discussing whether or not. Mao denys being in cooperation of killing the communists maos theory of new democracy, as a prolonged period of cooperation between the classes, is in essence a denial of the historic role of the working class and a justification of the political domination of the petty. The ccp chinese communist party communists, led eventually by mao zedong. And yet mao zedong remains the most honored figure in the chinese communist party.
Many mass killings occurred under 20thcentury communist regimes. Mao zedong chinese genocide by joseph mahan on prezi. He also outlawed prostitution and encouraged equality. At one end of historic tiananmen square is mao s mausoleum, visited daily by large, respectful crowds. His father, mao jensheng, started out as a poor peasant,paid off his debts, became a landowner, then started a business trading rice. Chinese communist leader mao zedong, had been so determined to proceed with hisgreat leap forward movement, the millions that fell on their knees were not noticed. And it was during this long march that mao zedong really started to exert and show leadership. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds.
The leadership during this long march, during this retreat to the northwest of china, is really what allowed mao zedong to eventually take control of the chinese communist party. This is a primary source that provides a digital image of mao zedong. They still have the communist state as their form of government today. Mao zedong, founder of the peoples republic of china, qualifies as the greatest mass murderer in world history, an expert who had unprecedented access to. Mao is his surname in china, surnames are placed first. The great leap forward mao zedong s utopian ideas term used to describe mao zedong s campaign aim to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society. Mao denys being in cooperation of killing the communists mao s theory of new democracy, as a prolonged period of cooperation between the classes, is in essence a denial of the historic role of the working class and a justification of the political domination of the petty. The legacy of mao zedong is mass murder the heritage foundation.
At one end of historic tiananmen square is maos mausoleum, visited daily by large, respectful crowds. Can you name the greatest mass murderer of the 20th century. Chinese genocide 19581962 portland imc newswire archive. Mao zedong was born in shaoshan, hunan, china, on december 26, 1893. Mao zedong is known as the largest mass murderer yet, with over 45 million deaths from his policies. Selections from volumes i through iv reference archive mao zedong reference archive. Through rapid industrialization and collectivization, he hoped to achieve this transformation. Here is an excerpt from wikipedia regarding mao zedong a. The campaign involved mass killings of landlords and land redistribution to the peasantry. A chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard in front of mao zedong s portrait on tuesday, june 4, 2019. Mao is forced to call the army in to end the resultant disorder. Mao stated, you learn to swim by swimming, you learn to make revolution by making revolution.
You must have three sources one internet, one book, and one newspaper or magazine 2. The lack of readily available translated documents led to much of mao s information coming to the soviet union and stalin. Mao had two younger brothers and one younger sister. Mao zedong was born on december 26, 1893 in a small. Mao zedong 18931976 was one of small group of leaders of the chinese communist party. Mao zedong and the chinese genocide many are unaware, but mao zedong s chinese genocide is noted by scaruffi as the worst genocide in the 20th and 21st century. December 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the. The leap forward was in some ways an unreasonable push for food that resulted in famine. Great leap forward, in chinese history, the campaign undertaken by the chinese communists between 1958 and early 1960 to organize its vast population, especially in largescale rural communes, to meet chinas industrial and agricultural problems. Political ideas of mao zedong article about political ideas. Mao zedong also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who. The estimated death count of the movement ranges from. Overview of chinese history 1911 1949 video khan academy.
Mao zedong, founding father of the peoples republic of china, is known for holding a very grim record. Causes of the genocide the chinese cultural revolution. It is estimated that mao zedong more than quadrupled the death toll of that during hitlers rule in germany. The genocide that took place during mao zedong s rule in china is by far one of the worst genocides in history. Formatting of all remaining volumes is currently in progress. Mao zedong mao tsetung was born on december 26, 1893, in the small village of shaoshan in hunan, a province in central china that had remained isolated from the modern world.
His father, mao jensheng, had started out as a poor peasant but eventually paid off his debts, became a landowner, and started a business trading rice. People who try to commit suicide dont attempt to save them. Maos great leap forward killed 45 million in four years the. Over the last 25 years the reputation of mao zedong has been. Mao s genocide overall killed an average of 60 million to 80 million chinese citizens, that is around four times more than both adolf hitlers and joseph stalins genocides combined. However, there was a policy to select at least one landlord, and usually several, in virtually every single village.
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