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 * HISTORY OF COMMUNISM IN CHINA **

 Mao Zedong was a rising political figure who rallied supporters to free China from oppression during the 1930's and 1940's. Born in 1893, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that was established in Shanghai by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao in June 1921, inspired by the Russian Revolution. Zedong later became the 1st Chairman of the Communist Party of China. In 1949, the communists gained control. Nationalist forces under the control of Chiang Kai-Shek and the Communist forces led by Mao battled. The Communists possessed a highly disciplined army, while the Nationalists suffered low morale, poor pay, and undefered soldiers. The Communists swept into Beijing, where Mao announced a people's republic in China. Chiang retreated with forces to the island of Taiwan and regained control of the mainland. Communists ultimately succeeded because Zedong spoke out to the poor, promised the end to many years of oppression and denounced imperialism.

 The writings of Karl Marx shaped Zedong's ideas on class struggle. Marx predicted the Proletariat (industrial working class) would rise up against the normal working class. From Marx, Zedong put his faith into the hands of China's poor peasants to carry out the revolution. It showed Zedong that a strong Communist party could lead the people.

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