Zhou Dynasty

The “four modernizations” was a policy set by Zhou Enlai to modernize China by developing mechanized agriculture, incentivizing urban industrial production, strengthening national defense, and placing a new emphasis upon science and technology. Wei Jingsheng’s famous essay Fifth Modernization: Democracy…

Assess the social and political effects of the Cultural Revolution on China based on Mao Zedong’s aim The Cultural Revolution (1966~1976) was a sociopolitical movement that was both ideological and political in nature. It was seen as a rectification movement that sought to remold the values and ideas of society and to create a new vision for China. Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Communist Party of China, was determined to prevent the rebirth of the bureaucratic class and its practice of…

In his poem "The Answer," Chinese poet Bei Dao responds to the grim conditions that Chinese citizens-particularly artists-faced during the Cultural Revolution. A few thousand miles west, Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert uses the poem "The Envoy of Mr. Cogito" to reflect on life in Poland during the long years of repression under Soviet occupation. During the 20th century, in both Poland and China, post-totalitarian regimes suppressed free expression and held power in an iron fist. Political…

During the Cultural Revolution in China, which took place from 1966 to 1976, Mao Zedong mobilized groups of devoted young people who called themselves “Red Guards,” whose goals was to spread the idea of socialism across China or to protest against the democratic society. This gives rise to the question “Who were the Red Guards and what major impacts did they have during the Cultural Revolution?” The Red Guards have affected schools and its students, as well as the economy and its citizens, and…

Justin Sze Mr. Morgan/Mr. Coleman Period ½ 26 April 2016 Deng Xiaoping’s Reform Deng Xiaoping’s reform is prominent for one of China’s significant advancement by greatly improving China’s economy and improving individual’s lives. His reform was irreplaceable because of Deng’s previous ruler, Mao Zedong nullified China’s successful by starting the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution was made to overturn old customs and to persecute educated people. Despite all the consequence Deng…

From 1966 to 1976, China was in the grip of the Cultural Revolution, a movement order by Chairman Mao Zedong to eliminate traditional forms of Chinese culture and fight off capitalism in order to promote communism. Crimes were harshly punished, teachers were forced to walk the streets in dunce hats while all the students were forced to go to re-education camps. The narrator and his best friend Luo were both sent to the base of Phoenix of the Sky mountain for their re-education in which their…

Liberation Army, Zhou Wen, to choose between his love of knowledge and the expectation to be devoted to the Communist Party. Set in the early 1970s, “Ocean of Words” is Ha Jin’s representation of intellectual repression during the Cultural Revolution that mourns the loss of culture and talent in China. As a result of the government…

Imagine you are a small child. Imagine that you live in a state of constant fear of persecution. Imagine your worries for your family and friends when you see men and women painted as counter-revolutionaries paraded down the street, tortured, ridiculed and then shot. Despite your constantly-rumbling and always empty stomach, despite the squalid conditions in which you live, despite the lack of health care your family has access to: despite all of this, you are told that there is an even worse…

Annotated Bibliography Beck, Roger B., and Linda Black. McDougal Littell Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2003. Print. The Textbook by Roger B. Beck and Linda Black, describes how China became more modern after the death of Mao and Zhao had past away. This is also about the time that the communist party had taken over China and started to arrest people from the Cultural Revolution. Roger B Beck, and Linda Black are both writers of the “Modern World…

Just over a few decades ago, China, South Korea and Singapore were among the poorest with underdeveloped, weak economies. However, these economies were able to grow rapidly and successfully as they were under the authoritarian regimes during their period of growth. Now, the question is: How has authoritarianism helped these states in achieving economic growth? Political stability is one of the most significant authoritarian advantages to economic growth because it allows leaders to come up with…