Today Duy continued his presentation. Here is his information.
--- Marxism and China ---
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were the founders of Marxism
The study of Marxism in China was started by Mao Zedong
It promised riches for China
Marxism influenced many people to support Mao and his society of communism
This communist society brought down nationalism and communism
Named “Maoism” after Mao became the leader of China
--- Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine ---
1958 to 1962
The Great leap forward was a campaign by the CCP
Everyone in China had to get involved in steel-making
Major Economic disaster
Farmers left their crops which was over 85% of the farmers had to leave and that made the food supply really low
This led to the Great Famine nationwide that cost more than 40 million lives
Three Year Natural Disaster
--- Cultural Revolution ---
May of 1966
Betrayal within the communist party
Communist leaders went different directions and that created Chaos all over the place in China
Communists fought for the leadership of the CCP
Hundreds of million of innocent Chinese were killed or imprisoned
Red Guards in Public killed people instead of trying to make them calm
Arrested the Gang of Four
--- Party Stoppers ---
The first wave of army personal to try and stop the riots in China
--- Mao Zedong ---
Lost trust in many of the CCP’s top leader
Suffered from a neuron heart disease
On September 2 he suffered a heart attack and he died six days later
--- Tiananmen Square Massacre ---
Happened in 1989
First Time CCP army killed civilians publicly
Protest was due to embezzlement, corruption, and conspiracy between government officials and businessmen
They demanded for the freedom of press, speech, and assembly
Here is bens presentation:
--- NATO ---
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Signed on April 4, 1949
You agree to a mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party
Headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium
Treaty of Brussels was the precursor to the NATO agreement.
Today there are 28 countries in NATO
The Korean was crucial for NATO because it raised the threat level greatly
NATO was an alliance between Canada, the US and Europe
--- De-Stalinization ---
The process of eliminating the cult of personality
Cult of Personality was when an individual uses mass media to created an idealized and heroic image
Created by Joseph Stalin
--- Peaceful CO existence ---
influenced communist states that they could peacefully coexist with capitalist states
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