Revolution

**Essential Questions:**
== **1. **Who should decide what is best for ‘the people’? ==

 5. What causes change in a society?
Ranking Opener:

1. Liberty 2. Equality 3. Justice I think Liberty is the most important out of those because its the freedom to do you what you want. They would not have the rights to be equal or have justice without the voice to say these things. Having the freedom to say what you want without being afraid of being killed or punished for it. Being free from oppressive restrictions, acting upon the freedom allows the creativity and ideas to flow. Making each person an individual. Having the basic rights of a human being.



Just being equal does not make it right. Have to show justice to have equality, in order to have one you need the other.

1. From the late 1800s to the 20th century, what were some of the "underlying" cause of unrest in China (Incubation period) Increase of population, communist leadership, wealthy people being the only people benefiting from the government, and social classes becoming an issue. Governmental corruption, and ineffective. Embarrassment from 2. What changes occurred in China after the revolution of 1911?

Started rebellion. Nothing changed greatly. Everything stayed the same, it was not a successful revolution. Poor still poor, rich still rich. 3. Explain the role of the Nationalists and Communists in the Chinese Government Forming an alliance. Mo leaded Communists. Trying to rid of foreign influence. Not trusting each other, had killed thousands and started the long walks, 24 miles most not surviving. Communist overthrew, and Mo is in charge. 4. Highlight the role of Mao in China Rids of private ownership of land Nationalizes private businesses Creates Liberation Army, from Red Guard Army Great Leap forward Collective farms Thousands died Tried to eliminate 4 olds; ideas, culture, customs, and habits Tell how Communist ideas were good Ridding of Western influence Women granted equality

Dynasties ruled Old China Emperors ruled Policies of isolationism Europeans forced China to trade Forced Emperor out Nationalist vs. Communist U.S. supported Nationalists Civil war ended Communists prevailing Erase any social inequality No wealthy or poor people 3-6 million deaths Agriculture to Food production fell 35-45 million died during Great Leap Red Guard intended to China's elite Intelligent sent away tortured and killed 50-75 million killed total

Mao had influenced everything in China after the Communists had won the civil war. Mao intended to create a total Communist country, making everyone equal. To make everyone the same, no more rich and no more poor. Anyone who did not agree was outcast and later killed. Mao's plans to make China a more industrial country had further made China worse, the less production of food the more people had died. During his entire rule, 50-75 million people had died. Ridding the country of all Western influence and past of the country and the intelligence. Killing people to prove the point of all people being equal is not okay.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.


 * — From //Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan// **

That a revolution cannot be done peacefully and it should not be looked at like it can be. It should be a full out war, it is not some activity that you can do when you please.

The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.


 * — From //Be Concerned with the Well-Being of the Masses, Pay Attention to Methods of Work// **

A revolution relies on the people, lots of people. And these people need to help gain this revolution and its goals.

War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups, and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes.


 * — From //Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War// **

That everyone has a background to influence their way of thinking. That in a war they have their reasons and people will not get past those reasons.

Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."


 * <span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">— From //Problems of War and Strategy// **

Saying that in order to have political power you need violence or a force of violence to rule in the political game.

He defines it as a violent act, that it has to be violent and there is no other way around it. That a revolution is not a peaceful and leisurely activity that can be done whenever. Should be done it masses and acts of violence. To be successful needs support of the masses and a strong army to keep it in check.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">__**According to the quotes above how might Mao Zedong define revolution**__?

I do not agree, with saying that a revolution can not be achieved through so much violence. Should not just automatically result to violence. Political power does not always have to be ruled by violence, but instead ruling by democracy.
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you agree with quotes of Mao? Why or why not? (use specific evidence from the quotes) **__


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 * In the video there are lots of and skyscrapers displaying a busy city life. A modern and techno logic place, but it is missing farmlands and agricultural places to grow food and animals. A very clean place. Fast trains. Nothing of outside of cities. **