World Civ II:Out Side Reading The Unknown Story: Mao Written by Jung Chiang

Part 1: Lukewarm Believer age 1-33 Went to Peking University Was introduced to Communist theories Joined and rose in the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) Flag of CCP

Went to Peking University

Was introduced to Communist theories

Joined and rose in the Chinese Communist Party(CCP)

Part 2: Long March to Supremacy in the Party age 33-41 Became the chief and known as “Chairman Mao” Long March, began in October 1934 To evade the pursuit of the Nationalist army 8,000 miles(half of China) over 370 days Route of the Long March

Became the chief and known as “Chairman Mao”

Long March, began in October 1934

To evade the pursuit of the Nationalist army

8,000 miles(half of China) over 370 days

Part 3: Building his power base age 41-51 Chiang Kai-Shek kidnapped Chiang agreed to fight Japan with Mao Mao built power base for war He had absolute power on everything Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-Shek kidnapped

Chiang agreed to fight Japan with Mao

Mao built power base for war

He had absolute power on everything

Part 4: To Conquer China age 51-59 Civil War started after they defeated Japan Mao conquered China Chiang flew to Taiwan due to his fiasco Problem! Republic of China People’s Republic of China

Civil War started after they defeated Japan

Mao conquered China

Chiang flew to Taiwan due to his fiasco

Problem!

Part 5: Chasing a Superpower Dream age 53-71 Mao and Stalin: Two tyrants wrestled The Great Leap Forward ◇ An economic and social plan ◇ the Five year plan ◇ a major economic and humanitarian diaster Mao and Stalin

Mao and Stalin: Two tyrants wrestled

The Great Leap Forward

Part 6: Unsweet Revenge age 71-82 Cultural Revolution(1966-1976) Launched by Mao Recognized as an act to regain control after GLF Primarily intended to rid China of its remaining Capitalism Persecuted landlords who didn’t give up their lands Went too far Zhou Enlai died on Jan.8 th , 1976 Mao Tse-Tung died on Sept.9 th , 1976 Ruined China socially, economically and politically China had to start over

Cultural Revolution(1966-1976)

Launched by Mao

Recognized as an act to regain control after GLF

Primarily intended to rid China of its remaining Capitalism

Persecuted landlords who didn’t give up their lands

Went too far

Zhou Enlai died on Jan.8 th , 1976

Mao Tse-Tung died on Sept.9 th , 1976

Ruined China socially, economically and politically

China had to start over

Good leader?Bad leader? Praise: Reunified China and intended to make China a better nation Criticism: Ruined China and caused the Chinese retrogression

Praise: Reunified China and intended to make China a better nation

Criticism: Ruined China and caused the Chinese retrogression