PPT-Mao & China Referred to as

Chairman Mao Chinese communist revolutionary guerrilla warfare strategist author political theorist and leader of the Chinese Revolution He was the architect of the Peoples Republic of China PRC from its establishment in 1949 and held authoritarian control over the nation until his death in 1976 . 1. Elena Songster & Jessica Stowell, OU. The . Mao Cult. . Revering Mao in Tibet during the Cultural Revolution. Mao: Cult of Personality. Charismatic leadership. Mao becomes the preeminent leader. L/O – To identify the key features of Maoism and to explain how it influenced Mao’s rule in China. Lesson 1a – . Mao Ideology. Essential Question. What was . Mao Zedong Thought?. Learning . Outcomes - Students will:. Confucianism - The philosophy has shaped the Chinese political system since the 6th century B.C.E. . It emphasized the importance of order and harmony, and encouraged Chinese citizens to submit to the emperor's power, and reinforced the emperors' responsibility to fulfill his duties conscientiously. . L/O – To identify how Mao took control of the CCP. Tasks. Make a timeline of Mao’s rise to power from 1919-1937. Include a brief description of each event (50 words max).. What were the most important events in Mao’s rise to power? Why? (try to identify at least 3 events). L/O – To identify the key features of Maoism and to explain how it influenced Mao’s rule in China. Origins of Mao Zedong Thought. Mao Zedong Thought or . Maoism. was shaped by Mao’s upbringing and early life.. L/O – To identify and explain the political changes made by Mao in the years 1949-1957. The ‘One-Party State’. From 1949 China became a . one party state. . All other parties were suppressed in a series of . 1949 - 1976. Outline. GMD-CCP Civil War (1946-1949). Recovery and Socialism (1949-1956). Rethinking the Soviet model (1956-1957). Great Leap Forward (1958-1961). Recovery & growing elite division (1962-5). L/O – To identify how Mao took control of the CCP. Tasks. Make a timeline of Mao’s rise to power from 1919-1937. Include a brief description of each event (50 words max).. What were the most important events in Mao’s rise to power? Why? (try to identify at least 3 events). Plus some Soviet and US relationships…. Two Chinas. 1949 . PRC Mainland. Republic of China (Taiwan). Taiwan holds legal status and UN recognition until 1979 (Carter). Communist China Goals. Single-party state led by Mao. “Industrialization of the countryside”. “Why cant 600 million poor people by their own efforts create a socialist country which is rich and strong?”. Thesis:. Mao’s Great Leap Forward failed to improve China’s economy due to corruption, being too focused on industry, and issues with collectivization.. L/O – To evaluate why Mao launched the Hundred Flowers and Anti-Rightist Campaigns of 1956-57. Impact of the First Five Year Plan. By 1956 the . rapid industrialisation . of the First Five Year Plan was putting Chinese society under . Introductory Lesson . What does China mean to you? . What does this man mean to you? (if anything?) . Do you know any of these places? . B. C. D. A. E. F. Who was responsible for the most deaths…? . L/O – To analyse the impact of Mao’s . industrial policies . and evaluate their successes and failures. The CCP and Industry. As a Marxist organisation, the CCP was committed to ‘. building socialism. 1949-1976. The Life of Mao Zedong: Childhood. 1875. 1893. 1907. 1910. The Life of Mao Zedong: School Years. 1911. 1913. 1919. 1920. The Life of Mao Zedong: Political Involvement & early days of the CCP.