Zedong initiated a series of revolutions to change the way China ran, the final being the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution starting in 1966 and ending in 1976 (1). The goal of this investigation is to determine Mao Zedong’s motives as a leader to initiate such a movement that ended up with the loss of culture, struggle between social classes, force of government, and the loss of human life (2). This investigation will describe Mao as a person, China as a country, the Cultural Revolution as
May Fourth Movement seems as the start of the New Cultural Movement. This New Culture movement made a lasting impact on the following critical decades. And finally the PRC is established by the Communist Party by the leader of Mao Zedong. The developing of the economic and the level of people 's life should be increasing. However, for the following decades, the left mistake had a rapid develop, the economic suffered a great backward, the great damage of the zoology, and people 's life became worse
Cultural Revolution Mao Zedong rose to power in 1949 founding the People’s Republic Of China. His plan the Great Leap Foward to make China on par with other powerful countries had failed miserably. After the failure of The Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s positioning in the government had weakened. To regain total control over the government, Mao Zedong launched what was called the Cultural Revolution. There is no words for how The Cultural Revolution impacted China. This major event is viewed as
Communist leaders Mao Zedong trumps all. Born into a comfortable peasant family, Mao would rise up to become China’s great leader. After leading the communists away from Kuomintang rule, he set out to modernize China, but the results of this audacious move were horrific. He rebounded from his failures time and again, and used his influence to eliminate his enemies and to purge China of its old ways. Mao saw a brighter future for China, but it was not within his grasp; his Cultural Revolution was not as
Communist leaders Mao Zedong trumps all. Born into a comfortable peasant family, Mao would rise up to become China’s great leader. After leading the communists away from Kuomintang rule, he set out to modernize China, but the results of this audacious move were horrific. He rebounded from his failures time and again, and used his influence to eliminate his enemies and to purge China of its old ways. Mao saw a brighter future for China, but it was not within his grasp; his Cultural Revolution was not as
In order to answer the question of whether or not Mao Zedong’s overall legacy has been positive or negative for China, we would first need to be equipped with the knowledge of the historical context that Mao Zedong was situated in prior to him coming to power in 1949. This historical understanding is both necessary and crucial since the period before 1949 encompassed both the lingering old central Chinese ideology, Confucianism, and the new opposing social sentiment at the time to push for progression
Red Guards control the Cultural Revolution? Section A The Cultural Revolution in China started in 1966 and ended on Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, on September 9th. While headed by Mao Zedong (sometimes spelled Tse-Tung), otherwise known as Chairman Mao, the Cultural Revolution contained a powerful group who called themselves the Red Guard, student activists who killed, pillaged, and destroyed “Old Fours” for Zedong. One could argue they were the drive of the Revolution. However, the Red Guards were
“Today he uses sweet words and honeyed talk to those he entices; tomorrow he puts them to death for fabricated crimes.” (Heuston, Kimberley. Mao Zedong. Frontispace ). Mao Zedong is the person of the 20th Century because he changed the country of China for better and worse. Through his life, he is willing to stop anyone from getting in his way in his quest to rule and change China. He made Communism the ruling party in the country, forming the People's Republic of China. Chairman Mao’s “Great
The Cultural Revolution had a massive impact on China from 1965 to 1968. The Cultural Revolution is the name given to Mao’s attempt to reassert his beliefs in China. Mao had not been a very self-motivated leader from the late 1950’s on, and feared others in the party might be taking on a leading role that weakened his power within the party and the country. Basically, the Cultural Revolution was a failed attempt by Mao to re-impose his authority on the party and therefore, the country as well. Not
Lenin, Ho Chi Minh and Moa Zedong were all leaders who were visionaries and revolutionaries who changed the world. They used communist ideals and propaganda to engage peasants and the working class to fight for freedom and to preserve their cultural values. Each leader and his followers successfully changed the economic and political structure of their countries as well as influencing the rest of the world for decades to come. Vladimir Lenin – Russian Revolutionary Prologue Vladimir