More murderous than Hitler, more powerful than Stalin, in the battle of the Communist leaders Mao Zedong trumps all. Born into a comfortable peasant family, Mao would rise up to become China’s great leader. After leading the communists away from Kuomintang rule, he set out to modernize China, but the results of this audacious move were horrific. He rebounded from his failures time and again, and used his influence to eliminate his enemies and to purge China of its old ways. Mao saw a brighter future
Mao Zedong is a multi-talented figure that ‘found himself swept up in this excitement’, (11) of political madness. Mao is responsible for many of the political initiatives that transformed the face of China, which included land reform, collectivization of agriculture and the spread of medical services. The master behind the ‘Great Leap Forward’ campaign for rural development was the beginning of Mao’s failure as a leader in the forefront. On the foreign policy level, Mao succeeded in separating
country in the world sided with the communists, China. During Mao's reign they established the People's Republic of China, changed the tide in the Korean War and aided the Viet Minh; making him the most influential person during the cold war. First Mao Zedong went through many events and travelled a long journey to establish The Peoples Republic of China. When Chiang Kai-shek, became the chairman of the Kuomintang he started a violent purge of the communists in China. At first Mao tried to fight back with
“He ranks with Stalin, Roosevelt, Lenin, Hitler & Churchill as one of the 20th century’s political titans” (Klein 272). Who? Mao Zedong… a dictator born on December 26, 1893 in Shaoshan Hunan Province in China. “Mao was the most influential adapter of Marxism to Asia, changing its focus from the urban proletariat to the peasantry which so often dominates Asian Societies & politics” (Klein 272). Mao Zedong’s rise to power, ruling years and achievements marked China with both prosperous and unsuccessful
Mao Zedong is known as the father of the Chinese revolution. Mao was brought into a China that lacked a strong leadership. China needed someone who was willing to take charge and bring China up to its potential. Mao would prove to be the one who would take up that responsibility. As with every world leader, Mao Zedong’s tenure was a rollercoaster of highs and lows. He brought in radical change to the Chinese culture and motivated the Chinese people to work. Mao Zedong was born on December 23, 1893
Rebecca Huang Mr. Brown History of Asia March 19, 2014 Word Count: Mao Zedong: A Man with Few Redeeming Values In history, Mao Zedong is considered to be one of the most controversial figures in Chinese history. Born in a small village in Hunan, China in December of 1893, he eventually rose to become a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1935, and then the first chairman of the People’s Republic of China in 1945. His revolutionary movements to purge China of its traditional behavior
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong was a peasant who through time evolved to be a dictator of China. For around twenty five years, he led approximately a quarter of the world’s population. Before coming to power, China was a weak country. Zedong made great efforts to help increase China’s power, but he encountered many issues. Mao Zedong had good intentions, but his failed reforms made him a poor leader which resulted in the death of millions. Zedong was born December 26th of 1893 to a family of peasants and
Have you ever considered what Mao Zedong, the man responsible for a mass genocide, has done for the Chinese people over the course his reign. Looking pasts his mistakes it can be seen that Mao has benefited the Chinese population in numerous ways during the Great Leap Forward; however, this truth is often distorted by the oppositions who emphasize his wrongdoings and look past his contributions to society. By increasing economic stability in China and initiating an industrial era, the Great Leap
t A. Mao ZeDong is one of the greatest leaders in the history of New China. The influence of Mao’s theory is profound and lasting. He is a great thinker, poet, and a highly intelligent military strategist. Under his leadership and the actions he performed during The Long March, Chinese Civil War then defeating the Kuomintang Party to built the New China are the main epic episodes. Mao ZeDong's extravagant actions made two of the many changes to China. They are the shift from a capitalist system to
Mohandas Gandhi and Mao Zedong were two great leaders who succeeded in many ways by their actions and decisions. Gandhi was an Indian leader and Mao a Chinese leader. However, their approach to success, peace, and ultimately, a revolution, was very different. Mao favored peace through violence, and Gandhi favored peace through non-cooperation and standing up for what is right. He also believed that these changes will be accomplished by “conscious suffering”, was the way he put it. However, despite
In April 1927 the Chinese Civil war busted through, and ended in April 1949 where Communist revolutionary, Mao Zedong won the control on China. His ideas were based off communism, a type of government in which the workers control the government. Mao Zedong knew there was a position where China could be the most productive country, because of how populated China was. He believed more people meant more workers to have to make the economy expand. However he later realized he was wrong after too many
Mao Zedong was a leader from China that has impacted the lives of numerous Chinese people. He is also called Mao Tse-Tung. He served as chairman from 1949 to 1959. He also led the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) from 1935 until his death. Mao Zedong was an influential man who is known to have reshaped both China’s history and culture. He did this by starting some of his most well-known projects; China’s first five-year plan, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. Mao Zedong’s early
Mao Zedong was the ruler of china until his death. He used fear to enforce his totalitarian government. He also created a communist government for China. Mao Zedong created a government where everybody was scared of him, but also worshiped him. The methods he used made him have a tense relationship with the USSR and a hostile relationship with the U.S. Mao was one of the most deadly leaders because he made a lot of negative decisions and one positive decision that killed millions of people.
Mao---the one whose mistakes, shot contributions down After the validation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Mao Zedong as the Chairman of PRC and the Communist Party held most political power in China. By using his tremendous influence in China, Mao conducted a series of nationwide movements in order to rapidly reform China’s politics, economy and culture. However, instead of leading China to a more hopeful future, Mao pushed China into a period of darkness. Many historical evidences showed
Caitlin Lent 17 May 2014 Global Studies II Mr. Bernardi Long Live Chairman Mao? Mao Zedong’s Failures as a Chinese Communist Leader When Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong first rose to power at the start of the Chinese Civil War, major change was on the horizon for Nationalist China. With rising inflation and civil instability at the hands of corrupt government leaders, the time had come for the Communists to take the helm in China. Mao branded this as a chance to use communist ideals
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 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
Mao Zedong was born December 26, 1893 and lived until September 9 in 1976 when he died in Beijing China. Mao Zedong died from the Motor neuron disease. Mao Zedong was born into a peasant family in the place Shoshanna near Hunan. During the years of 1928 throughout 1931. Mao Zedong and others that worked with Mao Zedong established armies in the hinterlands and created the Red Army which was known as the most feared “army” in china during the time of the revolution. During the Cultural Revolution
When Mao Zedong was born in 1893, his homeland of China was in deep political and economic trouble. Long before the rise of Mao, China believed that they were the most superior country in comparison to all other cultures and religions, resulting in complete isolation and a lack of contact with foreign countries. However, China’s political stability was tested in the early 1830’s when Western countries such as Great Britain, Germany, France, and the United States of America threatened China to open
Chairman Mao Zedong was the outright leader of China from the establishing of the People 's Republic on October 1, 1949, to his demise on September 9, 1976 (Joseph, 2014). Up until today, there is still no solid consensus against his leadership, both criticism and praise are held by people with different perspectives and background. Officially, he is given the title of great teacher, great leader, great commander, great helmsman in his era. It is no doubt that he has considerable impacts in the Chinese
a nation with deep historical roots, immense size, and a greatly distributed population, such as China, in a course of ten years is a feat most commendable. Responsible for this mind boggling change is, at the heart of it, a single man, Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong was born in 1893 to humble beginnings in the countryside, the world itself oblivious to the future of this man (Spence). Mao’s rebellious nature came from events in his youth such as the destruction of the Quing dynasty, the political wars he