How Did Mao Chong Rise To Power
Mao Tse Tung, also known as Chairman Mao, December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976 had very controversial ways and accomplishments in his rule. He is said to be the founding father of the modernization of the Republic of China, as well as even being compared to very powerful dictators such as Joseph Stalin and even Adolf Hitler. He was the chairman of the Communist Party in China. He transformed China into a single-party socialist state of which industry and business was nationalized to increase economic growth. Mao had a very different and dictatorial way of running China, he wanted a higher rate of economical growth in China, revolving around tactics such as industrial development and the collectivization of agriculture. Mao looked for change
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In China, all the peasants were still working in the fields, other citizens were living in the cities, and Mao remained living in luxury. This shows Mao’s selfishness, and that although he used communist ideals, he kept the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values, but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government, Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input, and ways to improve, but would kill, torture, or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”, and left most Chinese unsure of what they could or couldn’t say, even if it was a valid complaint. Most leaders who have to scare his/her people into not speaking up, isn’t trying to create a peoples republic. If Mao was trying to create a peoples republic, he wouldn’t be so concerned about losing power because it is not his power to lose; the power should be in the hands of the people. The communist party structure that shaped Chinese government placed Mao at the top. This made it so that all of his ideas, selfish and benevolent, were carried out by government officials who feared his power. With that amount of power, it is hard to not be selfish, making it hard for Mao to create the peoples republic that was originally
In China, all the peasants were still working in the fields, other citizens were living in the cities, and Mao remained living in luxury. This shows Mao’s selfishness, and that although he used communist ideals, he kept the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values, but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government, Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input, and ways to improve, but would kill, torture, or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”, and left most Chinese unsure of what they could or couldn’t say, even if it was a valid complaint. Most leaders who have to scare his/her people into not speaking up, isn’t trying to create a peoples republic. If Mao was trying to create a peoples republic, he wouldn’t be so concerned about losing power because it is not his power to lose; the power should be in the hands of the people. The communist party structure that shaped Chinese government placed Mao at the top. This made it so that all of his ideas, selfish and benevolent, were carried out by government officials who feared his power. With that amount of power, it is hard to not be selfish, making it hard for Mao to create the peoples republic that was originally