During the twentieth century, was very powerful for China because two revolution happed: 1911 Revolution and The Cultural Revolution in 1949. The 1911 Revolution is not as known as much as the Cultural Revolution, but had a significant affect to the world. China throughout the course of history rapidly changed and while the country itself changed, the definition of Chinese identity itself changed over the course of the twentieth century. The Cultural Revolution was very remarkable and influential to the citizens of China and the country. The definitions such as gender, class identities, urban/rural, Confucian/tradition has changed or rather developed massively.
Chinese communism is a very unique form of government. It had to fight and withstand many obstacles …show more content…
Small free markets re-opened. Farmers get to keep their surplus. Just like in the land reform
4. Industry: profitability is key, leads to strengthened position of managers/technicians
5. Expertise over ideology
6. Material incentives over ideological incentives (From Presentation20)
When Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, his goals were to change the succession from Lio Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping to Ling Biao the loyal head of PLA, disciplines the huge bureaucracy: attack on leaders at all institutions, attack "the four olds," raise "revolutionary successors," and address the inequalities brought about by Liu and Deng (Presentation20). The traditional roles of women were the three obedience, having a son, lotus feet (foot binding), child marriage, and concubines and prostitutes. Women were regarded as inferior to men. Daughters had to be obedient to their fathers, wives to their husbands and old women to their son. Women's main job in the household was to have a son to continue the generations. Some baby girls were killed or abandoned, but the Communist banned this act. Foot binding, also known as the "three-inch golden lilies" was a common tradition for women. This was regarded as beautiful
Chinese communism is a very unique form of government. It had to fight and withstand many obstacles …show more content…
Small free markets re-opened. Farmers get to keep their surplus. Just like in the land reform
4. Industry: profitability is key, leads to strengthened position of managers/technicians
5. Expertise over ideology
6. Material incentives over ideological incentives (From Presentation20)
When Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, his goals were to change the succession from Lio Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping to Ling Biao the loyal head of PLA, disciplines the huge bureaucracy: attack on leaders at all institutions, attack "the four olds," raise "revolutionary successors," and address the inequalities brought about by Liu and Deng (Presentation20). The traditional roles of women were the three obedience, having a son, lotus feet (foot binding), child marriage, and concubines and prostitutes. Women were regarded as inferior to men. Daughters had to be obedient to their fathers, wives to their husbands and old women to their son. Women's main job in the household was to have a son to continue the generations. Some baby girls were killed or abandoned, but the Communist banned this act. Foot binding, also known as the "three-inch golden lilies" was a common tradition for women. This was regarded as beautiful