China Becoming Communist
When China became communist, it was a big loss for the US. They had been "winning" all of the previous encounters leading up to it, but China had such a large population that it was a big turning point in favor of the Soviet Union. The communist party in China was led by Mao Zedong. His opponent was Jiang Jieshi, leader of the Chinese Nationalist party. The United States was on the side of the Jieshi, sending in money and advisors to help prevent the Soviet-backed communists from controlling one of the largest populated areas in the world.
The communist uprising started in 1911, with the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. Once the age of emperors in China ended, a massive civil war broke out between the Nationalists and the Communists to see who would control the country. In the year 1934, the Nationalist army secured a massive victory. The beaten Communist army was forced to march 6,000 miles to secure a new base of operations in the mountainous north. This journey was named "The Long March" and only 8,000 of the original 80,000 soldiers survived.
The majority of the action happened between the years 1946 and 1949. In October of 1947, Mao issued the Manifesto of the Chinese Communist Party. This helped build up propaganda against Jieshi, as well as secured the communist ideas of Chinese communism and helped Mao get more support from the lower class. Later, in late 1948 and early 1949, over the course of four months, the Nationalists had lost 1.5 million troops and the whole outlook of the war flipped upside down. Finally, on October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was established, and Mao managed to put himself in a place of great power.
Once Mao was in power, he started the Agrarian Reform Laws. These confiscated the rural lands from landlords and evenly redistributed them to the people. Shortly after that, Mao introduced the Five Year Plan. This was Mao's second attempt to modernize China's culture and build an economy that could match the other world powers. He did this by forcing all of the people to live in "communes" where they were truly equal. They received the same pay, rations, housing, and everything else. While they did end up doing a fantastic job of producing goods, the Five Year Plan ended in a great starvation that lasted multiple years.
The communist uprising started in 1911, with the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. Once the age of emperors in China ended, a massive civil war broke out between the Nationalists and the Communists to see who would control the country. In the year 1934, the Nationalist army secured a massive victory. The beaten Communist army was forced to march 6,000 miles to secure a new base of operations in the mountainous north. This journey was named "The Long March" and only 8,000 of the original 80,000 soldiers survived.
The majority of the action happened between the years 1946 and 1949. In October of 1947, Mao issued the Manifesto of the Chinese Communist Party. This helped build up propaganda against Jieshi, as well as secured the communist ideas of Chinese communism and helped Mao get more support from the lower class. Later, in late 1948 and early 1949, over the course of four months, the Nationalists had lost 1.5 million troops and the whole outlook of the war flipped upside down. Finally, on October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was established, and Mao managed to put himself in a place of great power.
Once Mao was in power, he started the Agrarian Reform Laws. These confiscated the rural lands from landlords and evenly redistributed them to the people. Shortly after that, Mao introduced the Five Year Plan. This was Mao's second attempt to modernize China's culture and build an economy that could match the other world powers. He did this by forcing all of the people to live in "communes" where they were truly equal. They received the same pay, rations, housing, and everything else. While they did end up doing a fantastic job of producing goods, the Five Year Plan ended in a great starvation that lasted multiple years.
Current Conditions in China
Modern China has a thriving economy that uses low-pay child labor in order to increase production while reducing cost of workers. China is also one of the most advanced nations in the world, producing many new, advanced technologies. While some argue that China is no longer communist, it technically still is.