PO SC 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bsc Young Boys, Mao Zedong, Russia-2
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14 Mar 2017
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Understanding Chinese Politics: People & Eras (Part 1) – POSC 1040
1. Imperial Dynasty
a. Lasted for a long time just like Russia
2. Mao Zedong (1949 – 1976)
a. Chinese Civil War (1977 – 1949)
i. Nationalist – Democratic
1. Went to Taiwan and still struggling to become democratic
ii. Communists
1. They won
b. Great Leap Forward (1958 – 1963)
i. Based on Stalin’s plans
ii. Done to rapidly improve China’s economy
1. Forced people to relocate t
c. Great Leap Forward (1958 – 1963)
i. Based on Stalin’s plans
ii. Done to rapidly improve China’s economy
iii. Forced people to relocate to People’s Communes
1. This is where people lived and worked together
2. Took away from privatization
iv. Collectivization
1. How much people produced, where, and how
v. Great Famine
1. Outcome just like Russia
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