Mao Zedong
His advocates say he was a visionary who transformed China into a modern nation. The others say he was a tyrant who’s responsible for millions of deaths. Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 into a wealthy farmer’s family in Shaoshan village. This peasant boy soon grew up to be the Chairman of the Communist Party of China, recorded today as one of the most brutal dictators.
Communism
Even from a young age, the ambition inside Mao was recognizable. He enjoyed reading “historical novels concerning rebellions and unconventional military heroes” (Mao Zedong: Biographical and Political Profile). He was first introduced to communist ideas in 1911 as he joined the army. He first stepped into politics in 1921 as he became one of …show more content…
Mao declared that “In order to build a great socialist society it is of the utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of women to join in productive activity. Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work in production. Genuine equality between the sees can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole” (The Little Red Book Chapter 31:Women). This resulted in more percentage of women in top management jobs in China than many other western countries. He also prohibited foot binding of women, which chinese women did to be …show more content…
In 1958, He instituted a new campaign called “Great Leap Forward”. His original purpose was to raise industrial production for a boost in economy taking advantage of the country’s labor surplus. Many traditional farm workers were suppressed to stop all farming and labor in factories. Not enough crops were being harvested to feed the millions of population. From 1959 to 1961, China was captured in a great famine that killed from a range of 20 million to 50 million people. As a result, he was pushed out from the central government yet still remained as the chairman of the communist party. He made his return in 1966 with yet another catastrophe that lasted for another decade, the Cultural Revolution. His intention of this revolution was to get rid of his political rivals (intellectuals, scientist, artists, teachers). He created a group of students, “Red Guards”, to help him achieve his goals. A Red Guard Leader talked of their motivation. “Chairman Mao has defined our future as an armed revolutionary youth organization.. So If Chairman Mao is our Red Commander-in-chief and we are his Red Soldiers, who can stop us?” (Wikipedia: Red Guards (China)). A a result of the Cultural Revolution many of traditional cultural heritage was destroyed, many citizens were imprisoned, economic and social chaos was in the country. It is estimated that perhaps millions of people were the victims of the
His advocates say he was a visionary who transformed China into a modern nation. The others say he was a tyrant who’s responsible for millions of deaths. Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 into a wealthy farmer’s family in Shaoshan village. This peasant boy soon grew up to be the Chairman of the Communist Party of China, recorded today as one of the most brutal dictators.
Communism
Even from a young age, the ambition inside Mao was recognizable. He enjoyed reading “historical novels concerning rebellions and unconventional military heroes” (Mao Zedong: Biographical and Political Profile). He was first introduced to communist ideas in 1911 as he joined the army. He first stepped into politics in 1921 as he became one of …show more content…
Mao declared that “In order to build a great socialist society it is of the utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of women to join in productive activity. Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work in production. Genuine equality between the sees can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole” (The Little Red Book Chapter 31:Women). This resulted in more percentage of women in top management jobs in China than many other western countries. He also prohibited foot binding of women, which chinese women did to be …show more content…
In 1958, He instituted a new campaign called “Great Leap Forward”. His original purpose was to raise industrial production for a boost in economy taking advantage of the country’s labor surplus. Many traditional farm workers were suppressed to stop all farming and labor in factories. Not enough crops were being harvested to feed the millions of population. From 1959 to 1961, China was captured in a great famine that killed from a range of 20 million to 50 million people. As a result, he was pushed out from the central government yet still remained as the chairman of the communist party. He made his return in 1966 with yet another catastrophe that lasted for another decade, the Cultural Revolution. His intention of this revolution was to get rid of his political rivals (intellectuals, scientist, artists, teachers). He created a group of students, “Red Guards”, to help him achieve his goals. A Red Guard Leader talked of their motivation. “Chairman Mao has defined our future as an armed revolutionary youth organization.. So If Chairman Mao is our Red Commander-in-chief and we are his Red Soldiers, who can stop us?” (Wikipedia: Red Guards (China)). A a result of the Cultural Revolution many of traditional cultural heritage was destroyed, many citizens were imprisoned, economic and social chaos was in the country. It is estimated that perhaps millions of people were the victims of the