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19.5 China: Reform and Reaction. CSTs 10.9.4, 10.10.2, 10.10.3.10.10.4. 1966 Mao begins the Cultural Revolution. GOALS: To rid China of anti-revolutionary forces who want to modernize the economy. OUTCOMES: Economic, political, and social chaos Increased opposition to radical communism
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19.5 China: Reform and Reaction CSTs 10.9.4, 10.10.2, 10.10.3.10.10.4
1966 Mao begins the Cultural Revolution • GOALS: To rid China of anti-revolutionary forces who want to modernize the economy. • OUTCOMES: • Economic, political, and social chaos • Increased opposition to radical communism • Increased opposition to leadership
1971 Zhou Enlai invites American table tennis team to tour China. • GOALS: To end China’s isolation and form ties with the West. • OUTCOMES: • It ushered in a new era of Chinese-American relations • Led to cultural exchanges, limited trade, and formal diplomatic relations.
1978 Deng Xiaoping launches a bold program of economic reforms. • GOAL: To improve China’s economy with his Four Modernizations reforms which called for progress in agriculture, industry, defense, and science & technology. • OUTCOMES: Generally Successful. -Increased food and industrial production -Raised the standard of living, but widening gap between the rich and the poor -Exposure to some Western ideas of capitalism -Welcomed foreign technology and investment
1989 Students stage an uprising in Tiananmen Square. • GOALS: End dictatorship and create a democracy in China. • OUTCOMES: • Brutal repression of pro-democracy movement • International awareness of human rights violations in China
1997 Britain hands over Hong Kong to China. • GOALS: The end of British colonial rule and spheres of influence in China. • OUTCOMES: • Fear that the Hong Kong citizens would lose their rights and freedoms. • Reconnected many Hong Kong citizens with their Chinese heritage. • By early 2002, Chinese rule tightened.
Current President of the People’s Republic of China: HU Jintao