Mao Zedong And The Long March

Mao Zedong was born in the Shaoshan village in the Hunan Province of China in 1893. Born to a peasant farmer who independently became wealthy, Mao became a revolutionary whose theoretical ideas spurred him into taking action against imperialist China. His father was noted to be a very strict man who wanted Mao to follow in his footsteps on the farm. Mao, however, was rebellious and had other ideas that he wished to pursue. He was a lover of books and learning the ways of many theoretical writers. One of his favorites for which he would eventually style his own beliefs and actions after is Karl Marx. These would come to be known as Maoism.

Mao ZeDong is one of the greatest leaders in the history of New China. The influence of Mao’s theory is profound and lasting. He is a great thinker, poet, and a highly intelligent military strategist. Under his leadership and the actions he performed during The Long March, Chinese Civil War then defeating the Kuomintang Party to built the New China are the main epic episodes. Mao ZeDong's extravagant actions made two of the many changes to China. They are the shift from a capitalist system to a socialist system and the achievement of China's independence against Japanese imperialism (Somo, 2013a). The influence of Mao’s theory has been widespread to the world up until this day. Especially, in the countries of the third world have

Through this book Demick establishes her deep knowledge of North Korea all the while following the lives of six defectors as they fought to survive. Demick shows us the struggle that these North Koreans face as their country is consumed by an economic crisis and a famine that killed one fifth of their population, while it also gave us a glimpse at what we never think of when we hear about this country. The collapse of North Korea’s economy caused factories to close and other jobs to be terminated. This led the citizens of North Korea to lose their only source of income and forced to find other means to support their families. It caused them to make sacrifices in order support their families and essentially learn to become selfish, to turn a blind eye to the ones around who were also suffering in order for themselves to survive.

From the article “North Korea’s underground railroad to Thailand” and “Hannibal and Mao Zedong”, there were several things in common. First, both were dangerous journey. For example, the four North Korea youngsters have to pass through many countries, they paid expensive smuggling fee to the gangsters, and they have impoverished life. Likely, Hannibal surpassed the Alps where took a long time. In the same way, Mao Zedong came across the bogs between the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers where was a dangerous area. Second, they reached their destination. Conversely, their objective was different. For instance, the youngsters who just only wants to find the freedom and to escape from the impoverished life in North Korea that obviously differs from the

North Korea had experienced a terrible famine; people were stealing and selling crops for their own gain. Many North Koreans crossed or tried to cross into China to go to South Korea. Although the famine in North Korea is over, the country is still at risk of experiencing famine again. In chapters 16

Hannibal and Mao Zedong are the leaders of the most tough and adventurous marches exist in the history. Despite that, there are many different aspects which will give different experiences.

Mao Zedong’s young followers loved and respected him. They looked up to him as their hero. Millions of young people flocked to Beijing, where huge rallies allowed them to be able to see their leader and to unite with him in creating communism in China.

They knew that what was happening was not right and they wanted to fight against injustice. Injustice is still commonplace nowadays. People are starving while others enjoy spending money recklessly, children are forced to work, some people are killed for their faith etc. I once attended a conference on the situation in North Korea and a young woman actually told her story and how she could escape from North Korea. After crossing the border in some awful circumstances, she managed to reach a farm. She was so hungry that when she saw the henhouse she went there and stole an egg, but she got caught by some of the Chinese people who lived there. They knew exactly where she was from. The Chinese government is very strict regarding illegal North Korean immigrants. Chinese people have to report them to the police, so they can send them back to North Korea. However, the family got compassion for her, even though she had stolen an egg, and gave her a shelter for a couples of nights, so she could regain some strength. They went against the law, risking their lives as well, since they could have ended up in prison, but they did at that moment what they believed was

These three journeys are totally differences. At first, the leaders have different age. Leaders of North Korea journey are young around 14 to 16 years old while Hannibal and Mao Zedong are older. This is not effect with their journey even though they are have different age. Then, the objectives of their journeys are difference. The objective of North Korea’s underground railroad to Thailand is to flee their repressive and impoverished country. This make the young leaders became the refugees. While Hannibal started the journey because he wanted to declare the war with Roman, Mao Zedong formed the red army to fight against the nationalist government. They were forced to escape after bloody battles. Finally, the effects after their journey are not the same. At the end of North Korea’s underground railroad to Thailand creates the way for refugees from North Korea to Thailand. Hannibal committed suicide and he is still recognized as one of the greatest military leaders in history. For Mao Zedong radically changed every aspect of Chinese society and published the book which is Mao’s little red book. To sum up, in every journey have their owns objective and happen in different situation so that its make their journey became

There are several similarities and differences between the story of 4 North Korean refugees and the 2 long journeys of the 2 greatest leaders. First, both stories told about the escaping from their territory. For North Korean refugees, because North Korea was an impoverished country at that time, they managed to leave and find the better opportunity. For the 2 leaders, Hannibal and Mao Zedong, they decided to march because of some risks. Second, their age, maturity and leadership were different. Youngsters immigrants, Kim He-shim, Kim Su-ok, Lee He-yong and Lee Chol-young who were 16, 15, 14 and 9 years old respectively, accomplished the journey unaccompanied

Mao Zedong’s rise to political power as chairmen of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was made possible by the failings of the GouMinDan (GMD). After the fall of the Qing dynasty, in 1911, China fell into disarray where warlords had power, rather than a national government. Sun Yat-sen began a nationalist group whose militaristic tacts allowed them to unite china under a singular party, the GMD. Despite many revolutionary promises very little positive changes were made by Chiang Kai-shek, who became leader of the GMD in 1925.However because of the party’s lack of political knowledge and poor socio-economic abilities the GMD’s rule was a failure. Mao used this to project his own ideology on China in the form of Maoism. Mao’s ability to take advantage of China’s bad situation allowed him to receive the support he required in order to rise to power.

Mao Zedong and North Korea's underground railroad to Thailand both have the long journey. Mao Zedong has a long march which took 12,500 kilometres to reach Shaanxi province. North Korean refugees also took 5,000 kilometres from North Korea to Thailand. Mao Zedong and North Korea's underground railroad are also have a difficult path. Mao Zedong have to croos the river and Great Snowy mountain. North Korean refugees have to cross the montain and river too. Last, Mao Zedong and North Korea's underground railroad are the same because they want to have a freedom. Mao Zedong want to fight against the Nationalist Government and North Korean want to escape from the communist country.

This paper is a comparison the difference and the similarity between the North Korea’s underground railroad to Thailand and Mao Zedong which the Long March.The first difference is the refugee in North Korean will pay fees include transportation,food and accommodation along the way and ensure safe passage meanwhile,Mao’s journey it's not pay anything except the energy so as to use in a war and nothing confirm that they are alive after the war finished.Apart from the difference above,it has another difference that is the purpose of their journey.Initially purpose of refugees comes from the economy was collapsing and the famine, which thousands started to death, but the army and overcome their war is the purpose of Mao Zedong's journey.In

The resemblance of those story is a reason of the journey to get an existence. Both are escape from one place to another place to survive a worst trouble of themselves. Trouble of Mao Zedong is about conflict with the Nationalist Government, and Korea’s underground railroad is about the economy in their country. However, in the humanity if we were in the huge trouble we will definitely find the way to get out the trouble no matter what will happen in the future.

Though Mao Zedong would argue the people wield the power to change history, they do not. Perhaps they should, but that concerns epistemological questions. And while elements of Mao’s perspective—that the people comprise the “motive force in the making of world history”—wafted around in compelling the U.S. to intervene in Iraq in 2003, it is not a sufficient explanation. The people did not form the chief reason for the Iraqi campaign, and certainly did not originate the intervention “alone”, as Mao’s philosophy would suggest. Alternatively, Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle contends, “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” He rightly locates the locus of watershed moments in history: great men. At the very least, a few powerful men ultimately control the people’s destiny—both near to and far from home. In reality, a small, elite group of individuals set the agenda for world order. As evidenced by the 2003 Iraq War, a tight circle of plutocrats—the president, his advisors, and those with skin in the financial game—can steer the course for two entire nations for a decade.