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China's Historical Turmoil: From Imperial Rule to Communist Revolution

Explore China's turbulent history from the last Qing Emperor to Mao's Cultural Revolution, including wars, political movements, and societal upheavals leading to the rise of Communist power.

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China's Historical Turmoil: From Imperial Rule to Communist Revolution

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  1. The Last Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty 1908-1912 Text

  2. Sun Yatsen The Republic of China Reality: rule by War Lords

  3. Sun Yatsen and Jiang Jieshu Leaders of the Guomindang

  4. Early Years of Republic May 4 Movement (1917): student-led; frustration with Japan; disappointment with Versailles Guomindang works closely with USSR

  5. Jiang Jieshi or Chiang Kai-shek

  6. 1930’s: Civil War between Nationalists and Communists In addition, the Japanese are making inroads into China

  7. The Long March 1934-35

  8. Late 1930’s - 1945: A Common Enemy: Mao and Jiang Jieshi “join forces” Communists (CCP) happy to let Nationalists do the real fighting

  9. Supreme Leader: 1949

  10. Nationalists are left with Taiwan

  11. The Great Leap Forward: 1958 In the end: up to 38 million died of starvation and relocation “Production first: Life takes second place.”

  12. Mao on the Great Leap Forward: On peasants: “Educate peasants to eat less, and have more thin gruel.” On the 38 million deaths: “Deaths have benefits. They can fertilize the ground.” (or) We are prepared to sacrifice 300 million Chinese for the victory of the world revolution. Don’t make a fuss (over this). At most - people die ...it’s best if half the population is left.”

  13. On loyalty: “My farts are socialist farts, they have to be fragrant.”

  14. Out with the Old: “Growing flowers is a hangover from the old society, a pastime for the scholar class, bourgeois class, and other layabouts. We must change it now. Get rid of most gardeners.” Anti-Intellectual: “The more books you read, the more stupid you become. Reading too much ruins you.”

  15. The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

  16. “Poisonous Weeds”: porcelain Opera dance Really, really bad: any kind of western art Theater cinema poetry Folk Art Story telling literature comics all music, except songs praising CCP and Mao traditional architecture

  17. The Red Guard

  18. Humiliation to all “opponents”. Or: death

  19. Mao and Nixon

  20. Mao: to this day - a much beloved figure in China

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