4) Mao Tse-tung II
Best known for: Founding Father of the People's Republic of China
The "Great Leap Forward" In 1959, Mao Tse-tung made the “Great Leap Forward,” by that he increase industrial production and agricultural,70,000 people working the fields. Each family received a share of the profits from land. But after 3 years some conflict happened such as, Agricultural production had not come close thier expectations, and reports of massive steel production proved to be false, and entire villages died of starvation. An estimated 40 million people died of hunger between 1960 and 1962. This horrible failure caused Mao to lose power for a time. He was still part of the government.
The Chairman's Return to Power and the Cultural Revolution
In 1970, Mao Tse-tung launched the Cultural
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Then Mao's health was decreasing. Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 18, 1976, at the age of 82, in Beijing.
Interesting Facts about Mao Zedong
• Part of Mao's comeback in the Cultural Revolution was fueled by a small red book of his sayings. It was called the "Little Red Book" and was made available to all.
• He met with President Richard Nixon in 1972 in an effort to show openness to the west. Because Mao was in poor health, Nixon mostly met with Mao's second-in-command Zhou Enlai. The meeting was an important part of the Cold War as China began to move closer to the US and away from the Soviet Union.
• Mao is generally credited with uniting the country of China and making it a significant power in the 20th century. However, he did this at the cost of millions and millions of lives.
• He was married four times and had ten children.
• Mao cultivated a "cult of personality". His picture was everywhere in China. Also, members of the communist party were required to carry his "Little Red Book" with