Lesson 12: Communism in 20th Century China
March 1, 2018
Review:
- South Asia geography
- Population dynamics
- India
- Future of Oil mock trial – I forgot to follow up last time
Presentation:
- China Rising – The Dramatic Rise (Part 1, ~20 min)
- China – Key 20th Century Historical References
- 1949 Mao Tse-tung’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takes power.
- Kuo-min Tang (KMT), led by Chiang Kai-shek, retreats to Taiwan
- 1958-1959 Great Leap Forward
- Industrialization campaign
- Widespread famine kills up to 30 million
- 1966-1970 Cultural Revolution
- Red Guards purge “revisionism” (Soviet) and “capitalism” (American) ideals
- 1978-1987 One Child Policy
- 1989 Tiananmen Square
- 1978- 1992 Deng Xioping
- Architect of new policy combining Socialism with Market Economics
- Open Door policy allowed Foreign Direct Investment
- Special Economic Zones were designated
- Investment from Chinese immigrants living in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and originally from South/Southeast Coastal China (many relocated during Cultural Revolution)
- Rapid GDP growth
- FDI 1980-2013
- 1949 Mao Tse-tung’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takes power.
Assignment:
- Watch To Live