1. Objective (READ) SWBAT explain how China became a major

economic power.

2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)

3. Warm-up (ANSWER)

A. What caused China to be isolated in the 1800s?

B. Is isolationism a good policy? Explain why or why not.

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

4/6 Religion 78

4/8 Communism – Diffusion 79

4/9 Communism – North Korea 80

4/12 Isolation 81

4/13 Communism – China 82

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Communism - China

CHINESE HISTORYChina = one of the oldest civilizations, goes back to ancient

Egyptian times

Dynasties (Kingdoms)- China was ruled by dynasties since as far back as 2100 BC

1. Han 206 BC - 220 AD - Most Chinese people consider themselves Han- Seen as the establishment of the Chinese “race”

2. Qing (Manchu) dynasty 1644-1911- Greatly increased size of China through colonization- Gained Indochina, Tibet, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, 

Mongolia, Eastern Siberia, Taiwan, Sakhalin islands (off Russia, north of Japan), Taiwan

Dynasties Collapse (late 19th century)1. Overextended – Emperors can’t control the size and

huge population.

2. Europeans – European countries colonize the area and British merchants bring Opium from India.

3. Drugs – country is flooded with opium from India, Chinese society breaks down.

4. Japan - Japan’s harsh colonization destroys towns and infrastructure.

5. Civil War – Communists vs. Capitalists (want Democracy) vs. Japan

MAO ZEDONG

- With support of Russia, Mao Zedong leads the Communists to victory in the Civil War

- Mao reunites most of China and sets up the People’s Republic of China with a Communist government (1949)

- Nationalists (people who want democracy) flee to Taiwan and set up a democratic society

Mao’s China

• Weak - Lost Taiwan, forced to give up land on their borders to Japan and Russia

• Threatened - European colonizers nearby in Macau and Hong Kong

• Poor – millions of landless peasants, extreme poverty

• Rural – no modernization, no industrialization

• Chaotic – local lords terrorized the people, brides were bought and sold, slavery, etc.

Mao’s Policies1. Collective Farming – government

took land from everyone

2. Infrastructure – dams and levees were built by citizens with their bare hands, built hospitals

3. Great Leap Forward – put peasants on “teams” in small villages, tore families apart, people worked on farms and in small factories

- failed, killed millions by starvation

Members of People’s commune put on Mao buttons together.

Mao’s Policies4. Colonization - colonized regions formerly under

Chinese control (Tibet – Buddhists in the SW, Uyghurs - Muslims in the West)- forced Han (Chinese) culture on the people in these regions

5. Childbirth – Encouraged families to have as many children as possible (more workers)

6. Eliminate Confucianism – Confucius felt family was most important (needed to break up families for the Great Leap Forward)

7. Modernized Education – government controlled education system

Deng Xiaoping

- Leader after Mao’s death in 1976

- Creates policies that bring a market economy to communist China

- Leads the rapid economic growth of China

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Deng’s Policies

1. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - allowed foreign investment to come into the ports in the East (eliminated isolation)

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B. SEZs offered investors huge incentives for American businesses:

very cheap labor low taxes easy leases for the buildings products could be sold globally

(GLOBAL TRADE)

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Effects of SEZsA. Globalization - American businesses rushed to

build factories in China

B. Rapid urbanization – millions left farms in rural areas and migrated to the cities

C. Rapid industrialization – China is the leading exporter of manufactured goods

D. Rapid modernization – China has invested newly earned money into major infrastructure projects (like the 3 Gorges Dam, tunnels, bridges, etc.)

E. Massive Economic Growth – China’s GDP is growing at record levels, China will soon have the world’s largest economy and more economic power than anyone else

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Today- Economy - China’s economy has a mixed, free

market economy. Some industries are government controlled, others privatized.

- Government – China’s government is Communist, leaders are not elected but appointed by the government

- Social – people have limited rights and freedoms, many believe that as China’s standard of living increases people will begin demanding more rights