Cold War: Mao Zedong

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MAO ZEDONG - CHINA

Cold War day 8

CHINA

 After Japan’s defeat, Chinese Civil War ensues.

 Red Army founded by Mao Zedong

 Nationalists [Kuomintang (KMT)] defeated by the Red Army and

the Communist Party of China (CPC)

 Nationalists retreat to Taiwan

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Circle China in RED and Circle Taiwan in BLUE

MAO ZEDONG

 Chairman of the Communist Party of China (CPC)

 Marxist-Leninist Theories

 Instituted radical change

 Millions of Chinese killed because of his

policies.

MAO ZEDONG LEGACY

 Policies caused the deaths of

tens of millions of people

 Much more than Hitler or Stalin

 Taiwan is still disputed territory and

could be the cause of a war with China

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China became Communist after Mao Zedong and his Red Army beat the ​

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Multiple Choice

The Nationalists retreated to....

• Beijing

• Hong Kong

• Taiwan

• Shanghai