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Chinese Revolution
Chinese Revolution BIBLIOGRAPHY The term Chinese Revolution refers to a series of great political upheavals in China between 1911 and 1949 that brought the classical, Confucian, imperial era to an end and eventually led to Communist rule and the establishment of the People’ Read more |
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Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai or P'eng Teh-huai , 1898-1974, Communist Chinese general and political leader. He held various command positions in the Red Army, and in 1934-35 he joined with Mao Zedong and Zhu De in the long march . He became well known as the originator, with Mao, of the tactics of guerrilla... Read more |
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Red Guards
Red Guards in Chinese history, politically active students of the Cultural Revolution (1966-69), who organized units to carry out Mao Zedong 's aim of rerevolutionizing Chinese society. As their numbers grew, the units engaged in factional struggles, and in 1968 Mao suppressed the movement.... Read more |
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Li Dazhao
Li Dazhao , 1888-1927, professor of history and librarian at Beijing Univ., cofounder of the Chinese Communist party with Chen Duxiu . He was the first important Chinese intellectual to support the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. A leader in the May Fourth Movement (1919), he organized several... Read more |
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Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square large public square in Beijing , China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the monument to the heroes of the revolution, the Great Hall of the People, the museum of history and revolution, and the... Read more |
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping or Teng Hsiao-p'ing , 1904-97, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, b. Sichuan prov. Deng became a member of the Chinese Communist party while studying in France (1920-25). A veteran of the long march , he joined the party's Central Committee in 1945. Called to Beijing as... Read more |
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revolution
revolution in a political sense, fundamental and violent change in the values, political institutions, social structure, leadership, and policies of a society. The totality of change implicit in this definition distinguishes it from coups, rebellions, and wars of independence, which involve only... Read more |
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