Maoism

The basis for most modern cultures, as well as their historical roots, can often be found in religion. Religion, in some cases, is the very reason some countries are founded to begin with. Whether or not one believes in a particular religion, it is often agreed upon that religious principles hold some sort of importance in the majority of the world. China, for example, was once a large center for religious and philosophical beliefs. Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by the beliefs of…

How Chinese Culture is Shaped by Mao Zedong and the Great Leap Forward Through the passage of time, China, one of the four earliest civilizations on earth, has been through many different changes in its 5000 years of recorded history. China started out as numerous nomadic tribes who merged to become the seven small kingdoms that battled each other for the control of China, then Qin Shi Huang united China and imposed a uniform currency, scale and language. 19 dynasties followed Qin, each met…

1. Term: Communes/1958 Definition: A group of collective farms. Significance: The people had to give up all of their property so that everything could be owned and controlled by the commune. Everyone had set targets they had to meet and keep a certain level of production. 2. Term: Great Leap Forward/1958-1960 Definition: Mao’s attempt to modernize China’s economy by developing agriculture and industry. Significance: Families were divided into communes and they could no longer own their own…

How would it feel like to have three enemies surround you at once? In 1931, after the Japanese invaded Manchuria, the government of the Republic of China had to face three issues- Japanese invasion, warlord insurrection, and the Communist uprisings. The Nationalists holding power cooperated with the Communist to kick out the Japanese. After successfully defeating the Japanese, the two parties continued its Civil War with the Communist gaining victory. Now holding power, the Communist made many…

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…

Evan Osnos portrays the myriad of faces that represent contemporary China, that range from strivers to survivors, dissidents to politicians, and the few and far in between that are actually thriving. Osnos portrays how China has engineered a relationship between an environment that promotes innovation within a system that shuns intellects. In the Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, Osnos sheds light on the underlying moral crisis that the Chinese people are…

were calling themselves “Marxist” for believing in the ideas of Karl Marx. Karl Marx ideas were so brilliant that he created a new form of communism called “Marxism”. His new form created branches of communism like Stalinism, Marxist Sociology, and Maoism. Karl Marx’s Social conflict theory was an idea of a two or more social classes, groups, or individuals have a conflict that creates an unequal balance until the dominant group gains control. Karl Marx believes conflict theory will always…

The Cambodian Genocide The “Killing Fields” of Cambodia, the most common name for the genocide that killed approximately two million, 1.7 million to be more exact, Cambodians. The “Killing Fields” of Cambodia needs to be kept in mind, like every other genocide for the same exact reasons. It is of import to learn and remember why and what happened, reactions of other countries, and how it is looked upon today, to learn how to avoid cases like this in the future and how to prepare for them in…

justify its policy decisions. The idea of Juche, is the religious, political, social and economic ideology of North Korea.The Juche Idea was first introduce by Kim Ilsung in 1955. Over time, Juche evolved, borrowing from Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism and Maoism. ‘According to Juche, there is no god but Kim Ilsung, the country’s ‘Eternal President’, which makes North Korea the only country in the world, governed by an embalmed dead body. Juche attributed divine powers also to Kim Jongil, the sole…

Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, was the key person that leads the Communist Party. Mao’s thoughts, currently know as Maoism, was reflected in the policies of the People’s Republic of China. His visions of China and his actions had a huge impact that a series of important historical events were based on his thoughts. Starting from 1949 until his death in 1976, the political events he participated in still remain a legacy of current day China. Mao is known as a leftist…