PPT-How Successful were Mao’s Agricultural policies?

Noel Dube 12R The Reform of Agriculture Land reform was a policy introduced to go along with Maos industrialization plans Not enough people working in urban areas N ot enough food being produced to feed people working in urban areas. Mao’s Legacy. Key Questions. What was Maoism?. Who were the major figures in the PRC under Mao and what were the major events during his rule?. Who were the contenders to be his successor upon his death in 1976?. 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 factional rivalries in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution and evaluate the reasons for the fall of the Gang of Four. ‘A Great and Decisive Victory’. The . 9. th. Party Congress . Communist China. The . Good Years: 1949-1958. China Packet III, Assignment 1. Assignment 1. New Expectations. Once the Nationalists were defeated, . Chairman Mao Zedong . and China’s Communists brought changes to every village. When dedicated Communist Party members arrived in a village to enact changes, he or she (usually) had the support of grateful peasants. . L/O – To examine the . agricultural, industrial and . social reforms of the Communists between 1949-1957. What problems did Mao have in 1949?. Try to think about the legacy of the Second World War and Civil War on China. 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 examine the political, economic and social changes to China in the post-war reconstruction period. “Now I have power, what problems does China face?”. 中国人民从此站起来了. !. 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. Communist China. The . Good Years: 1949-1958. China Packet III, Assignment 1. Assignment 1. New Expectations. Once the Nationalists were defeated, . Chairman Mao Zedong . and China’s Communists brought changes to every village. When dedicated Communist Party members arrived in a village to enact changes, he or she (usually) had the support of grateful peasants. . “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 . Presentation Outline. Theoretical Maoism. Overview of the Civil War in China. The Great Leap Forward. The 100 Flowers Campaign. The Cultural Revolution. Maoist Propaganda. Conclusions. Reconciliation with the West. 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. Mao Resigns. Mao . resigned. as President of China in . 1959. . He remained as . Chairman. of the CCP. China was now controlled by three leading Communists:. President, . Liu . Shaoqi. Prime Minister, .