| Term | Definition |
| China's Economy | 1) In 1949, China became a communist country. 2)Mao was one of then worst dictators ever. |
| The Great leap Forward | 1) In 1958, Mao created the Great Leap Forward to industrialize & make over more cities. 2) Since people were working in cities, shortage of food caused 30 million people to die. |
| The Cultural Revolution | 1) In 1966, Mao created the cultural Revolution where kids join the red guards to violently rebel against elders such as doctors, artist, parents, etc to overthrow society. |
| Taiwan Since 1949 | 1) In 1949, the nationalists fled to Taiwan to start a new life. |
| Changes in China | 1) In the 1970s, China's economy started to trade with the west (America). |
| New Leaders | 1) In 1981 Deng Xiauping began the 4 Modernizations to industiralize Modernizations. |
| New Economic Plans | 1) Deng set up special economic zones- capitalist cities. The cities made up 75% of the GDP. 2) Gross domestic product- total value of all goods |
| Hong Kong returns to China | Hong Kong returned to China by the British in 1997. |
| China Today | China is still a communist country with no political freedom and very poor human rights. |