Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese
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How did the Bolsheviks consolidate (Make strong) their rule? Lenin led the Bolsheviks and Trotsky led the red army. When the Bolsheviks took power‚ they were a small unpopular government but Lenin in a very short time passed decrees‚ which satisfied the people and set up a strict secret police‚ which squashed opposition completely. Lenin used many methods to make his government strong but winning the people over certainly was a major factor as well as the fact that he was strong. Firstly
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Why did the Communists gain power in 1949? In 1949‚ after a long lasting contest for leadership‚ the Communists were able to gain power. In 1900‚ China was ruled by the Manchu dynasty‚ however less than in half a century a completely new government came into power. The Qing government had already been weak due to European countries because they gained great influence in China’s affair by using forces. They became so unpopular that people plotted to overthrow them. Despite the fact that the revolution
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"Propaganda attempts to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea." These were the words of Adolf Hitler himself‚ written in his book Mein Kampf of 1926‚ on the use of propaganda as a political tactic. Propaganda‚ defined as "a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda"‚ was enthusiastically used by the Nazi Party to advocate themselves and their philosophies
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This study seeks to investigate the question ‘How significant was the Japanese intervention in China between 1931 and 1949?’. This question is particularly relevant to the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949 because of the political significance of Japanese intervention which enabled the Communist party to rise in popularity during the war period. There was a clear disparity between the Guomindang (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party as it became increasingly apparent that the latter
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The Night of the Long Knives was extremely significant in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship and ultimately Hitler’s power. This night of brutal murder and elimination of the Sturm Abteilung (SA) gave Hitler the support of the army‚ which he need for both the creation of a totalitarian state and his future foreign policy and also relieved the pressures on Hitler. However‚ The Night of the Long Knives was also the continuation of many other events‚ which could be described as equally as important
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consolidated his power‚ January 1933 by legal means. How far do you agree with this statement? In 1933‚ 30th January‚ Hitler was appointed chancellor‚ by Hindenburg‚ the German president‚ so that the Nazi-supporting public would follow him. Hindenburg hoped that if he could get Hitler successfully under reigns that these masses who supported him would also fall into line and this would lead to a stable Germany. Hitler used his new position as chancellor to legally achieve his goal; his high position
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How Successfully did Mussolini Consolidate Fascist Power between 1922 and 1925? By 1925 Mussolini had established himself as dictator of Italy‚ ruling by decree‚ carrying the full force of the law and possessing executive control of parliament. However in 1922‚ when he became Prime Minister‚ he was a long way from the dictatorial role he would later assume; the transition was not a smooth one. In the years between 1922 and 1925 a number of factors would assist Mussolini and the Fascists in consolidating
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How did overseas expansion help European monarchs consolidate their power in the early modern state (1500-1700)? Jared Mitchell‚ Word Count: 500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and
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Did Mao Zedong really save China? This we will never know because you could argue for it in so many ways. Mao supporters say that he revolutionized Chinese industry and tripled China’s GDP since he took office. Non-Mao supporters say he killed tens of millions of his own citizens. Which one is true? They both are to be honest‚ there is enough evidence for both. None the less‚ Mao Zedong‚ also written as Mao Tse-tung‚ revolutionized China‚ he changed it from a poor rurally based agricultural country
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