Transcript Homework Complete the Summing Up: History Handout

AIM: How has China changed since the
death of Mao Zedong ?
• Deng Xiaoping : (1904-1997) Chinese Communist
leader. Ruled from 1978 until 1997
• Four Modernizations : An economic and social
program that called for limited privatization of
agriculture and industry. Unlike the Great Leap
Forward, the Four Modernizations was an economic
success.
• Tiananmen Square Massacre : A political and social
protest by university students in Beijing, China. Many
of the protestors were either killed or imprisoned.
China After Mao
Communist Leader
Mao Zedong takes
control in 1949
Mao dies and Deng
Xiaoping becomes
leader in 1976
China Under Deng Xiaoping
Leader of China after
Mao dies in 1976.
Deng Xiaoping was a
Communist (like Mao)
but he…
- was very practical
- considered any policy so
long as it achieved a good
result for China
Goals of Deng
Modernize China by the year 2000
A.Set aside some of Mao’s
radical policies
B.To achieve this goal
A.He opened up China to
foreign trade
B.He agreed to have greater
contact with the west
Deng’s Plan = Four Modernizations
1. Modernize Agriculture
2. Improve Military
3. Upgrade And Expand Industry
4. Develop Science and Technology
RESULTS: Deng added capitalist features to its
economy
a) greater freedom of thought and individualism
b) farmers were able to own land
c) people could run their own businesses
How Was Deng Different From Mao?
Protests In Tiananmen Square
A. Pro-Democracy demonstration in
1989
•
College Students peacefully
demonstrate
•
Demanding greater personal
freedom and rights
•
Soldiers open fire
A. Killing hundreds
B. Student leaders were
arrested
C. Several executed
Protests In Tiananmen
Square (1989)
Homework
Complete the Summing Up: History Handout