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Mao Zedong, China's First Communist Leader
Mao Zedong was a revolutionary leader who led China to Communism. He was a dictator who controlled the world's most populous country. In 1949 Mao Zedong became the Great Chairman of the newly created People’s Republic of China. -
The Korean War
Chinese troops enter the Korean War -
The 5-Year Plan
The Five Year Plan was an attempt by China to boost her industry and set her on the path to become a world class power. When Mao came to power in 1949, China was many years behind the industrial nations of the world. Mao wanted this to change. -
The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward took place in 1958. The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernise China’s economy so that by 1988, China would have an economy that rivalled America. It had had a bad outcome (starvation). -
The Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution had a massive impact on China from 1965 to 1968. The Cultural Revolution is the name given to Mao’s attempt to reassert his beliefs in China. -
Red Guards
Red Guards (groups of youths who banded themselves together) encouraged all the youth in China to criticise those who Mao deemed untrustworthy with regards to the direction he wanted China to take. -
President Nixon, Visits China.
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States (U.S.) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC, which at that time considered the U.S. one of its foes, and the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. -
Death Of Mao Zedong.
Mao Zedong died on September 9th, 1976 at 12:10am at the age of 82, after a long illness. -
The Four Moderns
The Four Modernizations were goals first set forth by Zhou Enlai in 1963, and enacted by Deng Xiaoping, starting in 1978, to strengthen the fields of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology in China.[1] The Four Modernizations were adopted as a means of rejuvenating China's economy in 1978 following the death of Mao Zedong, and were among the defining features of Deng Xiaoping's tenure as head of the party. -
Deng Xiaoping
After Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market economic reforms. He was the leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations and sanctions from the United States.
