Questions to Mao.

1. Why did the Communists win the Civil War?
2. How did Mao Zedong consolidate his power?
3. To what extent did the communists in China have popular support before the seizure of power in 1949?
4. What actions did Mao take to consolidate his power over the CCP after 1949?
5. What was the division within the CCP about?
6. Why did Mao launch the Great Leap Forward campaign?
7. What aims did Mao have for the Hundred Flower speech?
8. To what extent was the Hundred Flower campaign a failure?
9. To what extent was the Great leap forward a failure for Mao?
10. Define Maoism.
11. What differs Maoism from Stalinism?
12. “The Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao in order to strengthen his position within the CCP”. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
13. “Mao is one of the most brutal tyrants of the 20^th Century”. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
14. “The Sino-Russian split was caused by ideological differences”. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
15. Why did Mao agree to meet with Nixon?
16. What results came from this meeting?
17. Describe the reforms under Deng Xiaoping.
18. What happened at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing 1989?
19. Why isn’t Taiwan recognized as an independent country?