Modern China Flashcards
Who was Sun Yat-Sen?
Leader of Chinese Nationalist party after the fall of the Qing dynasty
“Three Principles of the People”-democracy, natinalism and livelihood
What were the two sides of the Chinese civil war?
Communists and Nationalists
Who was Jiang Jieshi?
Leader of the nationalists during the Chinese civil war
Who won the Chinese civil war? Why?
Communists b/c Mao had the support of the peasants (Long March)
What was the Great Leap Forward?
Mao’s economic plan where he put everyone on communes (large, govt owned farms) in an attempt to increase agricultural and industrial output
What were the effects of the Great Leap Forward?
Production did not increase and millions starved (famine)
What was the Great Leap Forward similar to?
Five Year Plans of Stalin (Soviet Union)
What was the Cultural Revolution?
Mao Zedong’s attempt to purge China of any political opposition to Mao and the communist party
What was the Red Guard?
Students/youth who led the Cultural Revolution
What were the effects if the Cultural Revoltuion?
Economc decline, education disrupted for the youth, many killed
Who took over after Mao Zedong?
Deng Xiaoping
How did Deng Xiaoping change the economic policies of Mao?
Introduced elements of capitalism
Aka: free market policies, free enterprise
What was Deng’s economic policy called?
Four Modernizations
Why was the one-child policy put in place?
To deal with overpopulation
What was the Tiananmen Square Massacre?
1989-Chinese protested demanding a democracy, Deng responded with force
Message-He will give Chinese capitalism, but not rights/freedoms
