Essays Tagged: "Mao Zedong"

Chinese Economic Reform under Communist Rule

Two years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary ... o many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution which ... hing for a solution to serious economic problems produced by Hua Guofeng, the man who had succeeded Mao Zedong as CCP leader after Mao's death' (Shirk 35). Hua had demonstrated a desire to continue th ...

(18 pages) 486 1 4.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Mao Zedong and him as a leader

mous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.'1- Mao ZedongChina: a land which is as delicate as the pottery that carries its name, and a land that h ... der Chiang Kai-shek, emerged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with a young visionary at its head: Mao Zedong. Even before the declaration of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao was a key fac ...

(18 pages) 329 1 3.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

This essay is about china and economic reform in china

Two Years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that Economic reform was necessary ... hing for a solution to serious economic problems produced by Hua Guofeng, the man who had succeeded Mao Zedong as CCP leader after Mao's death" (Shirk 35). As Susan L. Shirk describes the situation in ... oving economic performance and raising living standards. After the communist take over the country, Mao contained his emphasis on moral force by demanding that Chinese citizens demonstrate what he ref ...

(4 pages) 405 0 4.2 May/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

A comparitive essay on how George Orwell warned us of the Tiananmen Square uprising.

unism was formed. It was then called a glorious revolution, but more evil came out of it than good. Mao Zedong assumed power in replace of Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist party. One by one c ...

(4 pages) 73 0 4.2 Jun/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

China: you said "economic miracle"?

side of it.The conditions of the Chinese take-off were triggered with the death of Zhou En Lai and Mao Zedong, who had both kept the country's economy under the inhibiting rules of Communism. It has ...

(3 pages) 147 2 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

China's Culture Revolution.

o power. The Culture Revolution also sacrificed an entire generation of young intellectuals because Mao ZeDong called on them to leave the cities and reform their thinking in villages doing hard labor ... . Before the Culture Revolution, there is virtually no dissident. Almost no one questioned anything Mao ZeDong did, no one questioned the Culture Revolution and no one thought about democracy or human ...

(5 pages) 171 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Mao Zedong and China's Communist Revolution.

his statement lies almost wholly in the hands of China's greatest political visionary and activist, Mao Zedong.Born on December 26, 1893 and reared in Hunan as the son of a peasant farmer, Mao Zedong ... School. Whereas his contact with dynamic Western thought was minimal during his earlier childhood, Mao became fascinated with newspapers and biographies of famous political leaders. While still a stu ...

(7 pages) 243 1 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

The Orgins of the Cultural Revolution. Talks about how the Cultural Revolution in China came about. May need some grammatical work.

tural RevolutionThe Cultural Revolution was ideological and strongly political. It was developed by Mao Zedong to combat the reemergence of old patterns of bureaucratic arrogance and careerism, convin ... hina" was often displayed. Another historian felt that the failure of the Great Leap Forward caused Mao to put forth the Cultural Revolution. A third historian felt that it was a power struggle that s ...

(6 pages) 133 0 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Equality for Africans

at other groups have suffered more than the American Black. The brutal governments of Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Adolph Hitler are responsible for more deaths than any others in the history of the ...

(5 pages) 118 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Tactics Used By Stalin, Gandhi, and Mao Zedong To Fulfill Their Revolutions and Build Their Nations

Comment on the tactics used by Stalin, Gandhi, and Mao to fulfill their revolutions and build their nations . Who was the most successful? Why? ... solution to the problems he had faced. He had what you would consider to be unfinished work. Mao Zedong was a man who despised the Guomindang; he was a young Communist revolutionary who had esc ... the Communist party should seek support from the large peasant masses. He was a man of the people. Mao Zedong led "The Long March." This drew many followers who wanted to see an end to the Guomindang ...

(3 pages) 41 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The Manchurian Incident along with Nanking by bobby b

mintang were engaged in open warfare. From 1930 to 1934 the Kuomintang tried repeatedly to encircle Mao Zedong and his communists, driving them 6,000 miles to the Yenan Province.Seeing China embroiled ... tive coup, which the Communists extricated him from in exchange for promises to fight the Japanese. Mao Zedong was getting money and supplies from the Soviet Union in response to the anti-committer pa ...

(3 pages) 29 0 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Explain some of the forman and informal business rules in China

different times. The changes of businessmen are a good example of formal rules.During the period of Mao's rules, China experienced two violent political mass movements, the Great Leap and Cultural Rev ... Great Leap and Cultural Revolution, which inflicted great suffering on the nation. At that moment, Mao Zedong carried out the policy was "everything were belong to the Communist Party, belong to the ...

(5 pages) 87 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Communism in China

China had been changed after World War 2. Mao Zedong took the power and China became a communist country under his rule. Deng Xiaoping also ma ... hina became a communist country under his rule. Deng Xiaoping also made many changes in China. Both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping had similarities and differences economically and politically.Under the ... the farms and factories for government and everyone in groups would earn the same amounts. However, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping had differences to practice economic policies. Mao Zedong insisted that ...

(2 pages) 73 1 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

China and World Governments

jimoro, Alejandro Toledo was elected. China, on the other hand, was a communist government, lead by Mao Zedong. During that time, Jiang Jieshi was forcing his rule all over China. Mao's ideas of a com ... China caught the interests of many peasants, then to higher classes, until most of China supported Mao's revolutionary ideas. With the huge peasant population behind him, Mao managed to overpower Jia ...

(3 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Red scare, fear of communism essay. Argues that politicians used the Red Scare to gain power

nism, was started when other nations were spreading communism throughout the world. Communists like Mao Zedong spread communism and so did the Soviets. Most Americans feared communism and politicians ... he Soviets and other nations but the fear of communism was no less, especially after the Korean War.Mao Zedong also contributed greatly to the Red Scare when he took over China. Zedong, a communist, a ...

(7 pages) 116 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Viet Minh and their impact on Indochina.

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."Sentiments such as this stated by Mao Zedong (leader of the Chinese Communists) were the philosophies of the Viet Minh belief system a ... he support of the local inhabitants for recruits, food, shelter, and information. The armies led by Mao Zedong were not guerrilla forces in the traditional sense, but they used guerrilla-like tactics ...

(5 pages) 37 0 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Confucianism vs. Communism: Differences and Similarities

ife. Then in 1949, the Communists swept into Beijing, and took power. The leader of the Communists, Mao Zedong, announced the birth of the People's Republic of China. After gaining power, the Communis ... different from that of Confucianism. Communism was a so-called, "dictatorship of people". Chairman Mao had a role very similar to Confucius. Children and adults were taught that Mao Zedong had all th ...

(4 pages) 77 1 4.2 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Taiwan independence

power conflict in East Asia.This movement began under the Japanese, and was ironically supported by Mao Zedong in the 1930s.After the Kuomintang began to rule the island, the focus of the movement was ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Fire Of Salem (essasy on crucible)CHECK FOR GRAMMAR

The Fire of Salem "A single spark can start a prairie fire," Mao Zedong. In the strict religious society of Salem tension existed everywhere, but was never ackno ...

(2 pages) 17 0 4.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mao zedong interview

The Mao Zedong InterviewLondon, England1977To day we have the evil Mao Zedong.We met him in the dark pit ... its of hell talking go this good friend Stalin. They were arguing over how many people they killed. Mao still believes that he killed more.E: Tell me a bit about your life.M: I am the son of a peasant ...

(1 pages) 36 0 1.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History