What Is Mao Zedong Motivations
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“A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past” (Fidel Castro). People of power can be creative with their utterances. They can say anything to the people that they want to control. In this situation, both countries tested the limits. The political leaders of Cuba and China gained support by attracting specific types of followers, motivation and the utilization of propaganda. These leaders had campaigns targeting specific types of people to help gain power and to get support for their revolutionary ideas. The same mindset was in place when these leaders used propaganda and used their own motivation to get into people’s heads.
The leader of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong, campaigned
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One of Mao Zedong’s motivations for beginning the Cultural Revolution was his view that a cutting-edge bureaucratic ruling class had surfaced because of the centralized authoritarian nature of the political system, which had little hope for popular participation in the process of economic development (The Chinese Cultural Revolution revisited). The motivations of Fidel Castro, on the other hand, were different in that he wanted all people of all classes to be equal. The notion that the poverty-stricken could live a life equal to all other humans was an immense sense of happiness and …show more content…
In China, Mao Zedong developed many things to entice people. The most effective uses of propaganda in the Cultural Revolution was the 100 Flowers movement and propaganda posters. The 100 flowers movement was meant to encourage popular criticism on the state and party officials to convey a more favorable communist party (Keesing’s research report). Although the 100 Flowers movement eventually died out, the use of posters to entice people’s support was successful. These pieces of art were sometimes the only source of information for the people because the campaigns were so short-lived (Cultural Revolution Campaigns. pg2). Not only were they simple and direct, but they were more dependable than the media. While similar, Cuban leaders used propaganda in different ways. Fidel Castro used pirate radio broadcasts, public displays and interviews to makes his army seem bigger and more powerful then it was. This, in turn, led the people to support Fidel
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the political leaders of cuba and china gained support by attracting specific types of followers, motivation and the utilization of propaganda.
- Analyzes how mao zedong targeted the younger generation of chinese society. he took advantage of young innocent minds and inflicted his corrupt ideas on the young and vulnerable.
- Analyzes how the leaders of china and cuba gained support of the people through their motivations. mao zedong's motivation for beginning the cultural revolution was his view that a cutting-edge bureaucratic ruling class had surfaced due to the centralized authoritarian nature
- Analyzes how the political leaders of cuba and china gained support by attracting specific types of followers, motivation and the utilization of propaganda.
- Analyzes how mao zedong targeted the younger generation of chinese society. he took advantage of young innocent minds and inflicted his corrupt ideas on the young and vulnerable.
- Analyzes how the leaders of china and cuba gained support of the people through their motivations. mao zedong's motivation for beginning the cultural revolution was his view that a cutting-edge bureaucratic ruling class had surfaced due to the centralized authoritarian nature
- Explains how mao zedong used propaganda in the cultural revolution, including the 100 flowers movement and propaganda posters.
- Analyzes how the political leaders of cuba and china gained support by attracting specific types of followers, motivation, and propaganda.
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- Explains that the soviet union had a major positive impact on cuba, supplying it from basic to military aid.
- Analyzes how castro failed to predict the upcoming events that would have a drastic impact on cuba.
775 wordsRead More - Differential Effects of American Destabilization Policy in Chile in the 1970s and Cuba in the 1990sanalytical essayJust three years after taking office in 1970, Chile’s military removed the leftist President Salvador Allende from power. In Cuba, nearly forty years after his ascension to power in 1959, Fidel Castro continues to control a communist regime. In Chile in the early 1970s and in Cuba in the early 1990s, the United States exasperated severe economic crises. In addition, the United States attempted to foster political opposition to create ‘coup climates’ to overthrow both leaders. The similarities in these histories end there. Chile’s open, democratic political system allowed the U.S. to polarize the nation, paving the way for Pinochet’s U.S. backed military regime. In Cuba, however, thirty years of tight communist control negated the effectiveness of America’s effort to sow political dissent. This paper explores the impact of explicit American policy to overthrow both leaders, and proposes that divergent political, economic, and military structures contributed to vastly different outcomes.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the nixon administration's destabilization strategy to make the chilean economy "scream."
- Compares the cuban experience with chile, where the u.s. tried to overthrow fidel castro, but he kept tight control over all aspects of his government, society, and military.
- Analyzes the impact of explicit american policy to overthrow both leaders in chile and cuba. the nixon administration sought to uphold a "cool but correct" diplomatic stance toward chile.
- Explains the nixon administration's destabilization strategy to make the chilean economy "scream."
- Compares the cuban experience with chile, where the u.s. tried to overthrow fidel castro, but he kept tight control over all aspects of his government, society, and military.
- Analyzes the impact of explicit american policy to overthrow both leaders in chile and cuba. the nixon administration sought to uphold a "cool but correct" diplomatic stance toward chile.
- Analyzes how the decline in international capital constrained the chilean economy. the u.s. passed the cuban democracy act of 1992 to weaken cuba's economy and wrestle political control from the castro government.
- Analyzes how the castro regime's uncanny ability to repress and discredit political opponents made it ineffective for america to support dissidents groups.
- Analyzes how haney, vanderbush, kornbluh and oppenheim, lois hecht, and otero, gerardo and janice o’bryan, authored the cuban revolution.
3121 wordsRead More - Fidel Castro's Impact on Cuba, America, and the Worldexplanatory essayFidel Castro was a man who had a target on his head. Lots of people from all over the world wanted him dead. Fidel Castro wasn’t a capitalist person, he was a Communist.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that fidel castro, resigned now, and still living, was the dictator of the cuban nation. he had an impact on america and the world around him.
- Explains that fidel castro wasn't a capitalist person, he was communist. he was known for his athletic skill and smarts.
- Explains that castro had learned a plan to throw the dominican republic leader, rafael trujillo out of office, but it had failed due to the united states stressing the continuing invasion on castro.
- Opines that fidel castro, resigned now, and still living, was the dictator of the cuban nation. he had an impact on america and the world around him.
- Explains that fidel castro wasn't a capitalist person, he was communist. he was known for his athletic skill and smarts.
- Explains that castro had learned a plan to throw the dominican republic leader, rafael trujillo out of office, but it had failed due to the united states stressing the continuing invasion on castro.
- Explains that castro was one of the leading protesters around the cuban revolution time. he stole guns for the group, and returned home later that year.
- Explains that castro agreed to deliver a speech for the november 13, uncovering the government’s top classified deals with the bunch of criminals and other important contributing members.
- Narrates how castro prepared a force to attack the cuban military, but was caught and sentenced for 15 years by the government, and released as part of an amnesty.
- Explains that america supported the batista dictatorship to drive away its communist fellows, but it only drew castro closer to accept marxist, and communist ideas.
- Explains that castro wanted to restore the constitution in the 1940's in which batista was president. now, since cuba was declared as a communist nation, it was easier for americans to hate the cubans, and for the soviet union.
- Explains that the cuban missile crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the united states and the soviet union during the cold war.
- Describes how the missile crisis had the world thinking that armageddon was soon. castro looked tired, uncertain, but his audience warmed to the rhythms of his apocalyptic rhetoric.
- Opines that despite the bad that is sad about fidel castro, there is more good you can find about him than bad.
- Opines that fidel castro had a huge target on his head, and he didn't know what would happen next.
- Narrates how castro had sent his soldiers over to help other countries, and negotiated to let the cuban exiles out of prison and allow them to visit their relatives in cuba.
- Opines that fidel castro had both good and bad parts of his life. he had the biggest impact on america than any other person.
1351 wordsRead More - The Similarities And Differences Of Batistas And Castros Affects Oargumentative essayCuba's political history carries a pattern: when the masses are disillusioned by the current ruler, they turn to a young, strong-willed leader-of-the-people as their new ruler, only to become disillusioned to that ruler when he becomes too oppressive. It has seemed a never- ending cycle. Batista and Castro were both well-regarded leaders initially who appealed strongly to the masses and common citizen. Later, both established dictatorships and lost the support of many of those that they governed. Castro and Batista are each guilt of repression and corruption within their governments. For example, at some point under each regime, the constitution was either suspended or not followed at all. Castro did, though, make one very important contribution to Cuba's political system: Socialism. For the first time, Castro and Che Guevara a socialist plan called the New Man theory which called for developing an ideology amongst citizens that would call for working not for personal enrichment, but for social betterment.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that fidel castro and fulgencio batista are similar in more ways than either man would ever have liked to admit. at the beginning of each man's political career, he overthrew his predecessor using militant force.
- Compares how batista and castro contributed to the extremism of cuba's military/political history.
- Explains that cuba's political history carries a pattern: when the masses are disillusioned by the current ruler, they turn to the young leader-of-the-people as their new ruler. castro and batista were both guilty of repression and corruption.
- Explains that fidel castro and fulgencio batista are similar in more ways than either man would ever have liked to admit. at the beginning of each man's political career, he overthrew his predecessor using militant force.
- Compares how batista and castro contributed to the extremism of cuba's military/political history.
- Explains that cuba's political history carries a pattern: when the masses are disillusioned by the current ruler, they turn to the young leader-of-the-people as their new ruler. castro and batista were both guilty of repression and corruption.
- Analyzes how castro was speaking against the punishment of his acts against batista administration. castro played many roles in the history of cuba, each very different from the others.
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