PPT-Mao’s China 1949 – 1976

L/O – To identify the reasons why the CCP won the 2. nd. Civil War.. China in 1945. When war ended in . Aug 1945. , the CCP controlled most of the . countryside. & the KMT was stuck in . Sichuan province. L/O – To identify the causes of ideological conflict in Asia. US Foreign Policy 1949-1950. By May 1949, the Berlin Blockade had been defeated, West Germany (FRG) had been created and the NATO alliance had formed. The USA was optimistic that . 1949 - 1976. Outline. GMD-CCP Civil War (1946-1949). Recovery and Socialism (1949-1956). Rethinking the Soviet model (1956-1957). Great Leap Forward (1958-1961). Recovery & growing elite division (1962-5). Communist China. The . Good Years: 1949-1958. China Packet III, Assignment 1. Assignment 1. New Expectations. Once the Nationalists were defeated, . Chairman Mao Zedong . and China’s Communists brought changes to every village. When dedicated Communist Party members arrived in a village to enact changes, he or she (usually) had the support of grateful peasants. . L/O – To examine the . agricultural, industrial and . social reforms of the Communists between 1949-1957. What problems did Mao have in 1949?. Try to think about the legacy of the Second World War and Civil War on China. L/O – To identify the reasons why the CCP won the 2. nd. Civil War.. China in 1945. When war ended in . Aug 1945. , the CCP controlled most of the . countryside. & the KMT was stuck in . Sichuan province. L/O – To examine the political, economic and social changes to China in the post-war reconstruction period. “Now I have power, what problems does China face?”. 中国人民从此站起来了. !. Berlin had been divided into four occupation zones, as decided at the Potsdam Conference in 1945. The three Western powers prepared the way for a capitalist economic system and a democratic government, whereas the USSR was planning for Communism to be established in their zone. All food and supplies had to be brought into Germany through Soviet-occupied territory and so in 1948 when relationships between the US and the USSR had deteriorated, the Soviet Union decided to close all road and rail links into Berlin, in an attempt to get the Western powers, particularly the USA, out of Berlin. . L/O – To identify the various methods of control used by Mao and the CCP to establish and consolidate their political control of China. Challenges facing the New Government. In 1949 the . Chinese Communist Party . Communist China. The . Good Years: 1949-1958. China Packet III, Assignment 1. Assignment 1. New Expectations. Once the Nationalists were defeated, . Chairman Mao Zedong . and China’s Communists brought changes to every village. When dedicated Communist Party members arrived in a village to enact changes, he or she (usually) had the support of grateful peasants. . Presentation Outline. Theoretical Maoism. Overview of the Civil War in China. The Great Leap Forward. The 100 Flowers Campaign. The Cultural Revolution. Maoist Propaganda. Conclusions. Reconciliation with the West. Cold War Era. Introductory Question. How might US competition with China shape the world over the next 50 years?. In what ways will this competition be different from the competition between the US & USSR from 1950-1989?. Dynasty. A dynasty is a time period of a ruling family. It could last anywhere. from 1 to hundreds of years. The Dynasty is named after the family name (last name) of the ruling family.. Tai-Tsung, Tang Dynasty (626-649). (Both the dragon motif and the yellow color are restricted to the royalty only.). CAMP DAVID. Nixon wife & dogs - Camp David. G8_Summit_working_session_on_global_and_economic_issues_May_19,_2012_Camp David. ARTHUR LAFFER. http://www.crbtrader.com/crbindex/images/crb-b7.gif. Source .