Matt+Chinese+Political+History+Q&A

1.What is communism and how did it begin in China? 2. Who is Chairman Mao? 3. What was life like for the Chinese poeple between 1930-1980? Between 1930 and 1980, a political shift took place in China with the relatively young Chinese Republic forming, in 1949, into the modern day People's Republic of China. Li Cunxin, the protagonist in Mao's Last Dancer, grew up, and recounted the events of a time in which Mao Zedong was ruling as Chairman of the Republic. The communist lifestlye endured by the Chinese people was generally set at a low standard. Many were impoverished, in need of sustenance, as well as money. Simple lives were led with jobs allocated to an average person for their whole life, involving a wage barely enough to feed a family. This period was a time of struggle for the majority, including the Li family from the text. 4. What is The Long March? 5. What was the ruling structure in China before communism? 6. Outline historical Chinese achievements. 7. How has China changed today? What is life like in China now?