https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w A timeline covering China's road to communism en-us 2021-03-15 15:45:35 UTC 2024-12-18 12:14:30 UTC hello@padlet.com 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311389501 The Qing Dynasty ruled china for centuries. Majority of people in China lived in poverty.  

Image shows Puyi, the last emperor of China.]]> 2021-03-15 15:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311389501 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311428194 Nationalists took over the Chinese government, the Republic of China was establish. The government was too weak to keep control.a

Image shows the Republic of China's flag.]]> 2021-03-15 15:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311428194 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311454986 Young men met in Shanghai to form the Chinese Communist Party, headed by Mao Zedong.The communists wanted to control all land, property, and businesses.They also wanted a command economy.

Image show a map of Shanghai in 1921.]]> 2021-03-15 16:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311454986 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311491852 Sun Yixian, a leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party dies. Chiang Kai-Shek takes over for him. 

Image shows Chiang Kai-Shek]]> 2021-03-15 16:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1311491852 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1325409190 Chiang Kai-Shek creates the Nationalist Republic of China. 

Image shows the Nationalist Republic of China.]]> 2021-03-18 13:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1325409190 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1325571681 The Long March, a march led by Mao Zedong to flee the nationalist party, walking over 6,000 miles.

Image shows Mao Zedong leading the Long march]]> 2021-03-18 13:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1325571681 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340286085 Civil war rages in China. The CCP and the CNP fought. The Red Army fought trying to take over the government.]]> 2021-03-22 21:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340286085 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340338098 Mao Zedong declares the creation of the People’s Republic Of China. Mao Zedong made it a communist state. Mao had almost complete control of China.]]> 2021-03-22 22:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340338098 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340406781 Mao Zedong developed an economic plan to improve the coal, steel, and iron industry. The government took all property in the country. The plan failed tremendously. Poor management,  environmental issues, and government corruption were the main causes of the failure. The economy only shrank from this.

Image shows a commune that the government built for agriculture production.]]> 2021-03-22 22:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340406781 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340427342 Zedong realizes that he was losing control of his country. He devised a plan called the Cultural Revolution. This program was to restore the communist spirit. He urged students to quit school and join the Red Guard, a army to stop all opposition of the government.

Image shows the Red Guard.]]> 2021-03-22 22:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340427342 1185181 https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340440489 Mao Zedong dies, putting a end to the Cultural Revolution and the Red Guard. Four years later in 1980 Deng Xiaping takes control of the government.

Image shows Mao Zedong ]]> 2021-03-22 22:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1185181/5dfonmtrohzhsf5w/wish/1340440489