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Herbert China
China History, Economy, Government
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History
7th Grade
02/12/2013

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Mao Zedong
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Led the Communists in China to victory. Ruled China from 1949 to 1976 when he died.
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Great Leap Forward
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Mao's plan to increase farming production and the production of steel and industry in China.
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Results of the Great Leap Forward
Definition
Ran out of food.
Millions starved.
Steel was useless.
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Cultural Revolution
Definition
Mao attacked his political rivals.
Students became Red Guards to get rid of "Four Olds".
Old culture and arts were destroyed.
People were tortured, killed, put in prison for being for capitalism
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Oligarchy -- Communist Party is not elected and rules everything.
Definition
China's government type
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Market -- used to be strictly command
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China's economy
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None. The Communist Party is not elected, and they control everything.
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Role of citizens in China's government
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Tienanmen Square Massacre
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In Beijing (1989), China's capital, students protested for democracy and more freedom. China's gov't killed thousands of them.
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