Mao Zedong
- Tradition in China gave new rulers "mandate from heaven"
- Democratic centralism- total obedience to the leader (leninist model)
- The First Plan (5 year plan)- some aid from USSR, emphasis on heavy industry
- Like Russia there was a form of collectivization called APC's (agricultural Producer Co-Operatives)
Quote: "The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."
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Subjunctive question: What would have happened if there were no 5-year plans?
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Summary: Mao rebuilt the Chinese government starting by making him idolized throughout the nation. He made it so he could have sole power when making decisions for the country. He created various 5 year plans to help industrialize China but some ended up in disaster.
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