china becomes communist
Chaing Kai Shek
December 10, 1949
communist troops took Chengdu
May-ling evacuated Chaing and his son to Taiwan
Moved government to Taipei, Taiwan
March 1, 1950 Chaing resume duties as president
Claimed sovereignty over all of China proper, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet
1975, he died in Taiwan due to a major heart attack and pneumonia
Marxism and China
Karl marx and Friedrich Engelswas the founders
teh study of Marxism in Chia was started by Mao
it was promised great riches for China
Marxism influenced many people to support Mao and his society of communism
this communist societ brought down mationalism and communism became their China's society later on
Named "Maoism" after becoming the official leader
GREAT LEAP FORWARD AND GREAT FAMINE
1958- 1962
the great leap forward waws a compaign by the CCP
everyone in china has to be involved in steel making
major economic disaster
Farmers left thir crops-which was 85% of them
led to Great FAmine-mationwide famin that cost more than 40 million lives
millions starved and they became a very poor nation
started to protest and rebel against communist society
CULTURAL REVOLUTION
may 16, 1966
betrayal wighin the communist party
communist leaders all went different directions and created chaos
communists fought for leadership of the CCP
hundereds of millions of innocent chinese wer killed or imprisoned
red gaurds created chaos in public
Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping were betrayers
was a huge tragedy
arrested the GAng of Four- Yao Wenyuan, Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, and Wang Hongwen
MAO ZEDONG
Lost rtrust in many ov CCP'ss top leaders
suffered from neuron heart disease
in September 3, 1976, severe heart attack
TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE
1989
first time CCParmy killed civilians publicly
protest was due to embezzlement, corruption, and conspiracy beween governmetn officials and businessmen
they demanded for the freedon of press, speech, and assembly
BEN BRUCK'S PROJECT
NATO. North Atlantic treaty orgonization
signed on april 4, 1949
you agree to a mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party
headquarteers are in Brussels, Belgium
Treaty of Brussels was the proceursor to the NATO agreement
today there are 28 countries
the korean war was crucial for NATO because it raised the threat level greatly
NATO is an allieance of US. Canada. and the western europe
DE-STALINIZATION
the process of eliminating the cult of personality
cult of personalit= when an individual useds mass media to created an idealized and heroic public image
created by Joseph Stalin
Nucreated Kruschev was the one who created desalinazation
PEACEFUL COEXSISTANT
influencdd communist states that thye could peacefully coexist with capitalists states
developed by the Soviet Union
the Soviet Union applied it to US and NATO countries
Kruschev wass the one that crated peaceful coexistance.
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