7.3 Chinese Communist Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mao Zedong | Leader of the Chinese Communist Party (1927-1976). He led the Communists on the Long March (1934-1935) and rebuilt the Communist Party and Red Army during the Japanese occupation of China (1937-1945). |
| Long March | The 6,000-mile (9,600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists, led by Mao Zedong, were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek. |
| Great Leap Forward | Started by Mao Zedong, combined collective farms into People's Communes, failed because there was no incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years |
| communes | large collectivized farms, created by Mao |
| Cultural Revolution | Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation. |
| Red Guards | The youths who led Mao's Cultural Revolution. Wore red arm bands and carried his book. Terrorized Chinese citizens and determined who went to camps. |
| Deng Xioping | 1977-1992 leader of China; increased trade, farmers own land, reduce police force |
| Tianamen Square | Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life. |
| The Four Modernizations | Emphasized the need for improvement in the areas of Agriculture, Industry, Science, and National Defense in China |
| Hong Kong | a British colony in China, received after the first Opium War and returned to China in 1997 |
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