Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976)

In office (1945 - 1976)

After Mao Zedong won the Chinese civil war in 1949.
his goal became the unification of the "five nationalities" under the big family
, the People's Republic of China
and under a single political system, the Communist Party of China
Long MArch October 1934

October 1935

1911, china empire overthrown - military revolt

Early years china was torn apart by foreignn power , each supporting war lords
Sun Yat-sen founded china national party
Theories - Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
1950 - north korea attacked south korea from backing of china nad Russia
To check china communist U.S financed military build up on chinese island of Ma
tsu & Quemoy
Mao got angry with Nikita Khrushchev (19953 - 1964)
1958 Great Leap Forward - 20 - 30 million starved to dead (Failed) (faarmers you
go and produce steel stop farming, famine came in)
1965 americans entered south vietnam, china supported north vietnam
1966 cultural revolution in China by Mao, wanted to destroy govt beurocracy, wan
ted to destroy revsionist and artist.
Young people to be recruited as Mao young guard, change names of roads,red gaurd
s anti soviet
Madam Mao remade chinese culture, Madam attacked liberal and revisionist artists
Little red book of Mao was created by Limbiao military general of Mao,
Culural revolution ends up with.
1 million dead or 5 lac , mass slaughter of political opponents, even beating pa
rents
red guargs young people roming in streets like gangsters
fight among themselves also
madam Mao wanted to replace Mao, Mao called them gang of 4 ,
1969- tension on china soviet borders, clashes
Richard Nikson draw cloer to china, exploited hostilaty btw china and russia. (P
ing-Pong diplomacy)