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== China's Political History ==

1) What is communism and how did it begin in China? Communism is a political theory which advocates a classless, moneyless and stateless social structure which relies on common ownership of all property as well as a political, social and economic ideology that states that everyone is equal regardless of occupation, history and family. Communism first came to China from Russia consequently starting a new party, the Chinese Communist Party. The Communist Party quickly grew and began to take control over the Chinese political state and various work establishments. The ideology that they preached was widely accepted and eventually the Communist Party was elected into power after a long civil war.

2 ) Who is Chairman Mao? Mao Zedong, commonly referred to as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He is the founding father of the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) and has held absolute control over the entire country until his death in 1976. Mao’s history is still very controversial to this day, maintaining a contentious legacy which is subject to continuing review and debate.

3) What was life like for the Chinese people between 1930-1980 Because of the ideals that made up Communism, everyone had to have equal amounts of everything. This meant that China’s resources had to be divided very thinly amongst China’s very large population. This also meant that the standards had to be very low, in order to support the entire country. Jobs were allocated to each and every average person for their entire lives in which they received a wage which was barely enough to support a family. This period of time was a struggle for everyone, and especially Li Cun Xin.

4) What is the long march? The long match was a military action taken out by the Red Army of the Communist part of China to evade pursuit of the Chinese Nationalist party. The long march was a series of marches, as various communist armies in the south escaped to the north and west. The long march eventually began to ascent to Mao Zedong, whose leadership during the retreat gained him the support of various members of the party.

5) What was the ruling structure in China before communism? The structure in China before communism was something known as a dynasty. It was mostly headed by an emperor and a royal family. The last dynasty was between 1644 to 1912 which was known as the Qing Dynasty. The leader within has a lot of power over the areas and economy

6) Outline Chinas historical achievements. The most known one Great Wall of china which stretches for thousands of kilometers hand built to act like a huge wall to stop the Mongolians back then.Compass, paper making , gunpowder and printing were great technological achievements that the Chinese nation dedicated to the world , which altered the historical course of the human beings . They reflected and represented the brilliance and prosperity of the ancient Chinese civilization  7)

Nowadays China has become one of the world's biggest powerhouses with most objects being made in china. Today China is willing to work with many other countries but back when Mao ruled no one was able to immigrate to other countries as they were scared they would have "western influence but now China is now working with many countries like Australia and USA. Also now many people in China are now extrememly rich in the city but a bit poorer out closer to the country side but not as worse as before. Now China is dominated by tall sky scrapers than before. Many changes have happened to China in the past few decades