Chinese Civil War: 1927-1950

Who wins: Nationalists or Communists?

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Great Leap Forward (1955-1959)

• Communes-local area designed to work together to meet production goals

• Intended to improve industrial and agricultural products

• The Great Leap Forward failed—poor quality good and bad weather led to famine

Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)

• Gov’t. tried to create a totally classless society of farmers– Closed universities– Killed intellectuals, many professionals– All education and information was controlled by

the gov’t. to create a new Chinese culture based on the ideas of Mao

Mao’s Little Red Book

Churches and Temples were destroyed

Red Guard Killed all Who Opposed the Gov’t.