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The impact of Communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen Square.

Created by mnm4885 on Nov 14, 2010

Last updated: 01/26/11 at 10:20 AM

• Cultural Revolution
  1966

  Mao launched a movement called the Cultural Revolution, which aimed to remove opposition to the Communist Party. Mao's new supporters were called the Red Guards. They sought out and punished people who spoke against Mao's principals or who had contact with Western people or ideas.

• The Return
  1960

  Return to more conventional economic development policies to deal with the post-Great Leap Forward depression.

• The Great Leap Forward
  1958

  Mao promotes a "Great Leap Forward" in economic development, relying on mass mobilization, the commune system, and indigenous methods. The effort fails for the most part because of administrative weakness aggravated by bad weather.

• First Constitution
  Jul 1, 1954

  First constitution of the PRC is put into operation.

• Soviet Influence
  1953

  Inauguration of PRC's First Five-Year Plan, relying on Soviet model of industrial development.

• Land Reform
  1952

  Basic land reform completed after a five-year campaign. All land deeds destroyed and land redistributed (roughly two million landlords executed).

• Communists deafeat the Nationalists
  1949

  In 1949, the Communists defeated the Nationalists, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to flee to Taiwan. On October 1, Mao declared China a Communist state called the People's Republic of China.