China Vocabulary

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Central Committee

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The most important body in the Communist Party, its influence declined as it grew in size.

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Chiang Kai-shek

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Founder of the Nationalist Party and leader of China during the 1930s.

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Collectivism

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The good of the community is put forth above the good of the individual.

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Confucianism

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Political philosophy and tradition stressing harmony, order, and hierarchy.

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Cultural Revolution

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Mao's attempt to purify the party and the country from 1966 to 1976.

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Deng Xiaoping

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Leader of the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. China experienced significant economic reform during this time.

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Democratic Centralism

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A small group ruling in the name of what is good for the people

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Great Leap Forward

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Mao's initiative from 1958 to 1966 to break with the Soviet Union; mainly economic reforms attempting to create a more egalitarian society.

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Long March

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The campaign from 1934 to 1936 where Mao gained support and strength for the Communist Party.

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Mao Zedong

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First leader of the PRC