Mao Tse-Tung (Zedong)
Mao's China 1949-1958
- Tradition in China gave new rulers "Mandate from Heaven"
- Democratic Centralism- Total obedience to the leader (Leninist model)
- The First Plan (5 year plan)- Some aid from USSR, Emphasis on heavy industry
- Like Russia there was a form of collectivization called APC's (Agricultural Producer Co-Operatives)
Interesting Fact
Mao, like many of his countrymen, refused to brush his teeth, choosing instead to rinse with tea and chew the leaves. He answered his critics with this witty question: “Does a tiger brush his teeth?”
Quote
"The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."
-Mao Zedong
-Mao Zedong
Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if there were no 5-year plans?
Summary
Mao rebult the Chinese Government by making everyone idolize him. He made it deomocratic centralism following the Leninist model. He created various 5 year plans to help industrialize China emphasisng on heavy industry. There was a form of collectivization called APC's.