Mao’s Great Famine | FULL DOCUMENTARY
3 feb 2024
Between 1958 and 1962, China lived through tragedy on an epic scale. The “Great Leap Forward” – conceived by Mao so that China could drive industrial output ahead of Great Britain and achieve autonomy from the might of the neighbouring USSR – led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the death of between 36 and 55 million people.
“Three years of natural disasters”: it is in these terms that the Chinese Communist Party today justifies this terrible outcome. But the tragedy was masked by an official lie, because while China was starving to death, the grain stores were full.
Based on previously unheard testimony by survivors, rare archive footage, secret documents and interviews with the leading historians on this catastrophe, this film provides, for the first time, an insight into the folly of the “Great Leap Forward”. It examines the mechanisms and political decisions that led to famine, stripping away the incredible secrecy surrounding the campaign, and exposing the lie which continues even today as to who was responsible, and the true human cost.
Documentary: MAO’S GREAT FAMINE
Directed by: Patrick Cabouat et Philippe Grangereau
Production: Arturo Mio, Dérives, R.T.B.F
What are the key points of tragedy and suffering caused by Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong’s reign in China was marked by a significant amount of tragedy and suffering. Some of the key points are:
- The Great Leap Forward: Mao’s campaign to rapidly industrialize China, known as the Great Leap Forward, resulted in a massive famine between 1958 and 1962. The famine, which was caused by failed agricultural policies, is estimated to have caused the deaths of between 20 to 45 million people.
- The Cultural Revolution: Launched in 1966, the Cultural Revolution aimed to purge perceived counter-revolutionary elements from Chinese society. The movement led to widespread violence, political persecution, and economic disruption. An estimated 1.5 million people were killed, while many more were imprisoned or tortured.
- Forced Labour and Political Persecution: Mao’s regime was known for its use of forced labour and political persecution. Millions of people were sent to labour camps, where they were subjected to brutal treatment and forced to work long hours without pay. Others were targeted for their political beliefs, resulting in widespread human rights abuses.
- Suppression of Religious and Cultural Practices: Mao’s regime was also known for its suppression of religious and cultural practices. Temples and cultural artifacts were destroyed, and religious practitioners were persecuted.
- Personality Cult: Mao fostered a cult of personality, which led to a lack of political dissent and criticism. This contributed to the perpetuation of policies and practices that caused significant suffering for the Chinese people.
Overall, Mao’s reign in China was marked by widespread suffering and tragedy, including famine, political persecution, and suppression of cultural practices. The impact of his policies is still felt in China today.
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4 The Story of Kim Jong-Il and Mao Zedong | Full Documentary | Evolution Of Evil
12 feb 2021
In this episode all eyes are on these two men: Kim Jong-il and Mao Zedong
He’s a man born into power. He tortures and executes hundreds of thousands of his own people with his finger held closely to the button. It’s North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il.
A man with insatiable desire for power and fame. A man raised to be a dictator. A man who let his people suffer while he lives the high life with imported women, booze and the worlds finest foods.
On the other side: Supreme Leader of China for almost 3 decades, his merciless policies made him one of the most ruthless tyrants of the 20th Century. A communist leader obsessed by power and violence, a sadist intoxicated by others’ pain; and a dictator convinced that politics had to be violent. He presided over the deaths of more people than Hitler and Stalin combined. The Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong.
5 Chairman Mao Explained In 25 Minutes | Best Mao Zedong Documentary
1 dec 2021
The founding father of Modern China, Mao Zedong would transform his country from an impoverished, divided nation, into a world power. But this progress was brought about at a terrible cost. Mao would enforce his policies through fear, violence, and the destruction of individual thought, cementing the Chinese Communist Party or CCP as the sole rulers of some 500 million people.
During the Cultural Revolution he would mobilise an entire generation of Chinese youth known as Red Guards to kill in his name, building a state where he was worshipped like a God. Purges were soon launched to eliminate undesirable elements of society, such as landlords and capitalists, with millions being executed, driven to suicide, or sent to work camps known as laogai, where they would be re-educated through labour and subject to thought reform, psychological techniques designed to destroy their previous identity. The Red Guards were also instructed to purge the last elements of traditional Chinese society, particularly old ideas, customs, habits and culture, known as the Four Olds, with China’s historical sites becoming targets, with temples, artwork, graves, books and statues being destroyed and lost forever. All that would be lost would be replaced by The Little Red Book, a collection of Mao’s quotes and speeches, which was held as the highest source of knowledge.
His policies would lead to the worst famine in recorded history, with it being estimated that he was responsible for the deaths of between 40 and 80 million people. A hero to some and a tyrant to many, Chairman Mao has one of the defining stories of the 20th century.
6 Mao Zedong – The story of the founding father of the People’s Republic of China in 26 minutes
Mao Zedong and his Legacy: Examining the Impact of China’s Founding Father on Modern China
Mao Zedong was one of the most influential leaders in modern Chinese history, and his policies and legacy continue to shape China today. This YouTube video will explore Mao’s life, leadership style, and policies, and examine their impact on the economy, culture, politics, and foreign relations of China. We will also explore the controversies and criticisms surrounding Mao’s leadership, and evaluate his legacy in modern China. Join us as we dive into the complex and fascinating history of Mao Zedong and his impact on China.
7 Mao Zedong: China’s Peasant Emperor (1/4)
8 Mao Zedong: China’s Peasant Emperor (2/4)
9 Mao Zedong: China’s Peasant Emperor (3/4)
10 Mao Zedong: China’s Peasant Emperor (4/4)
11 China: The Roots of Madness (1967)
12 Mao Zedong biography in 5 minutes – mini bio – mini history
5 jul 2020
Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), https://www.vidypedia.com/post/china which he ruled as the chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist, his theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism.
Mao was the son of a prosperous peasant in Shaoshan, Hunan. He had a Chinese nationalist and an anti-imperialist outlook early in his life, and was particularly influenced by the events of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 and May Fourth Movement of 1919. He later adopted Marxism–Leninism while working at Peking University, and became a founding member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), leading the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927. During the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the CPC, Mao helped to found the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, led the Jiangxi Soviet’s radical land policies, and ultimately became head of the CPC during the Long March. Although the CPC temporarily allied with the KMT under the United Front during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), China’s civil war resumed after Japan’s surrender and in 1949 Mao’s forces defeated the Nationalist government, which withdrew to Taiwan.
On October 1, 1949, Mao proclaimed the foundation of the PRC, a single-party state controlled by the CPC. In the following years he solidified his control through campaigns against landlords, suppression of “counter-revolutionaries”, “Three-anti and Five-anti Campaigns” and through a psychological victory in the Korean War, which altogether caused the deaths of several-million Chinese. From 1953–1958, Mao played an important role in enforcing planned economy in China, constructing the first Constitution of the PRC, launching the industrialisation program, and initiating the “Two Bombs, One Satellite” project. On the other hand, in 1955-1957, Mao launched the Sufan movement and the Anti-Rightist Campaign, with at least 550,000 people persecuted in the latter, most of whom were intellectuals and dissidents. In 1958, he launched the Great Leap Forward that aimed to rapidly transform China’s economy from agrarian to industrial, which led to the deadliest famine in history and the deaths of 20–46 million people between 1958 and 1962. In 1963, Mao launched the Socialist Education Movement, and in 1966 he initiated the Cultural Revolution, a program to remove “counter-revolutionary” elements in Chinese society which lasted 10 years and was marked by violent class struggle, widespread destruction of cultural artifacts, and an unprecedented elevation of Mao’s cult of personality. Tens of millions of people were persecuted during the Revolution, while the estimated number of deaths ranges from hundreds of thousands to millions, including Liu Shaoqi, the 2nd Chairman of the PRC. After years of ill health, Mao suffered a series of heart attacks in 1976 and died at the age of 82. During Mao’s era, China’s population grew from around 550 million to over 900 million while the government did not strictly enforce its family planning policy, forcing Mao’s successors such as Deng Xiaoping to take stricter policies to cope with the overpopulation crisis.
A controversial figure, Mao is regarded as one of the most important and influential individuals in modern world history. He is also known as a political intellect, theorist, military strategist, poet, and visionary. During Mao’s era, China was involved in the Korean War https://www.vidypedia.com/post/korean… , the Sino-Soviet split, the Vietnam War https://www.vidypedia.com/post/vietna… , and the rise of Khmer Rouge; in particular, in 1972, Mao welcomed U.S. President Richard Nixon https://www.vidypedia.com/post/richar… in Beijing, signalling the start of a policy of opening China to the world. Supporters credit him with driving imperialism out of China, modernising the nation and building it into a world power, promoting the status of women, improving education and health care, as well as increasing life expectancy of average Chinese. Conversely, his regime has been called autocratic and totalitarian, and condemned for bringing about mass repression and destroying religious and cultural artifacts and sites. It was additionally responsible for vast numbers of deaths with estimates ranging from 30 to 80 million victims through starvation, persecution, prison labour and mass executions.
Mao Zedong: Biography, Beliefs, Education, Economy, Facts, Family, Quotes (2000)
4 aug 2016
Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (Listeni/ˈmaʊ zəˈdʊŋ, dzə-/; December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People’s Republic of China, which he ruled as an autocrat styled the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949, until his death in 1976. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a Chinese nationalist and anti-imperialist outlook in early life, particularly influenced by the events of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 and May Fourth Movement of 1919. Mao adopted Marxism–Leninism while working at Peking University and became a founding member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), leading the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927. During the Chinese Civil War between the Guomindang (GMD) and the CPC, Mao helped to found the Red Army, led the Jiangxi Soviet’s radical land policies and ultimately became head of the CPC during the Long March. Although the CPC temporarily allied with the GMD under the United Front during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45), after Japan’s defeat China’s civil war resumed and in 1949 Mao’s forces defeated the Nationalists who withdrew to Taiwan.
On October 1, 1949, Mao proclaimed the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), a one-party state controlled by the CPC. In the following years Mao solidified his control through land reform campaigns against landlords, and perceived enemies of the state he termed as “counter-revolutionaries”. In 1957, he launched the Great Leap Forward campaign that aimed to rapidly transform China’s economy from an agrarian economy to an industrial one. The campaign contributed to a widespread famine, whose death toll is estimated at between 15 and 45 million. In 1966, he initiated the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a program to remove “counter-revolutionary” elements of Chinese society that lasted 10 years and which was marked by violent class struggle, widespread destruction of cultural artifacts and unprecedented elevation of Mao’s personality cult.[1] In 1972, Mao welcomed American President Richard Nixon in Beijing, signalling a policy of opening China, which was furthered under the rule of Deng Xiaoping (1978–1992). Mao suffered a series of heart attacks in 1976, dying in that September, aged 82. He was succeeded as Paramount leader by Hua Guofeng (1976–1978), who was quickly sidelined and replaced by Deng.
A controversial figure, Mao is regarded as one of the most important individuals in modern world history,[2] and is also known as a theorist, military strategist, poet and visionary.[3] Supporters credit him with driving imperialism out of China,[4] modernising China and building it into a world power, promoting the status of women, improving education and health care, and increasing life expectancy as China’s population grew from around 550 million to over 900 million during the period of his leadership.[5][6] In contrast, critics consider him a dictator comparable to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin who severely damaged traditional Chinese culture, as well as a perpetrator of systematic human rights abuses who was responsible for an estimated 40 to 70 million deaths through starvation, forced labour and executions, ranking his tenure as the top incidence of democide in human history.
13 Brutal Things That Were “Normal” For China’s Mao Zedong
19 mrt 2022
Here’s a question to start this video: who was the biggest enemy of humankind in the entire twentieth century? Hitler? Yes, that will be a common answer to this question, a popular choice, as his crimes against humanity are well known no matter where you are in the entire world. Some more knowledgeable people may reply with Joseph Stalin or maybe Winston Churchill for playing the primary part in exploiting colonized India at the expense of millions of starving Indians dying during the great Bengal famine.
But the truth is, none of these men come any close to former President of China, Mao Zedong (mow-zeh-DONG). With a possible headcount of nearly eighty million, Mao wasn’t just the most vicious ruler of the twentieth century, but he should be considered one of the most brutal rulers that ever lived.
Welcome to Nutty History, and today we are counting all the brutal things Mao Zedong committed during his reign over the Republic of China.
14 The 1949 Chinese Revolution
16 jan 2020 LONDON
In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Daniel Morley (writer for Socialist Appeal) looks back at the events leading up to the 1949 Chinese Revolution, explaining why the revolution played out as it did, and discussing the process that has unfolded since: from revolution to Tiananmen to capitalism.
After the 1917 Russian Revolution, as Daniel discusses, the Chinese Revolution of 1949 is the most significant event in history. Fighting first Japanese occupation and then Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang, the Chinese Communists took power and swept away the old relics of landlordism and feudalism in China.
Under the threat of counter-revolution and US imperialist aggression, Mao and his Red Army went even further, abolishing capitalism and establishing a planned economy.
But, unlike the revolution in Russia, the working class had not played the leading role in the Chinese Revolution. As a result, the new state that was set up was riddled with contradictions from the beginning, taking as its model the totalitarian Stalinist regime that was firmly cemented by now in the Soviet Union. This, in turn, led to the disastrous policies implemented by Chairman Mao, such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
By the 1980s, after the death of Mao, the bureaucracy had begun to reintroduce capitalism into China, paving the way for the rapid transformation of the country seen in the last two decades.
But now a new revolution is brewing in China, as the largest working class in the world begins to flex its muscles. And when this sleeping giant begins to move, it will send tremors across the whole world.
15 Wie was Mao Zedong? | #China | Historische context VWO
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14 feb 2022 Historische Context ‘China 1842-2001’ (VWO)
Mao Zedong is een van de meest gewelddadige dictators van de 20e eeuw. Historici schatten dat hij tussen de 40 en 70 miljoen slachtoffers op zijn geweten heeft. Maar wie was Mao en wat voor rol heeft hij gespeeld in de geschiedenis? In deze video komen al deze zaken aan bod.
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16 Juridische experten bevestigen: “Pensioenextra’s twee oud-Kamervoorzitters wel degelijk onwettig”
13 sep 2021 Historische Context ‘China 1842-2001’ (VWO)
In deze video staat de Chinese republiek centraal, die van 1912 tot 1949 duurde. In de 37 jaar dat de republiek bestond was het erg onrustig in het land. De strijd om de macht tussen de nationalistische partij Guomindang van Sun Yat-sen en Chiang Kai-shek, generaal Yuan Shikai, de krijgsheren (‘warlords”) en de communistische partij CCP onder leiding van Mao Zedong hebben uiteindelijk de weg vrijgemaakt voor de Volksrepubliek China die vanaf 1 oktober 1949 ontstond. In de video wordt veel aandacht besteed aan de strijd, maar ook aan de ideeën van Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Ka-shek en Mao Zedong. Ook de Lange Mars van de communisten en de Japanse inval in Mantsjoerije komt aan bod.
De video past bij de historische context ‘China 1842-2001’ voor vwo, maar is ook goed te gebruiken in andere lessen over de geschiedenis van China.
HOOFDSTUKKEN
0:00 Intro
00:29 Revolutie van 1911
01:22 Sun Yat-sen, Guomindang en Yuan Shikai
03:07 Eerste Wereldoorlog
03:48 4-Meibeweging
04:48 Chiang Kai-shek
06:00 CCP en Mao Zedong
06:52 Japanse inval in Mantsjoerije
08:03 Burgeroorlog
08:30 Volksrepubliek China
09:03 Conclusie
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Bronnen:
– Walburg Pers Educatief / Sprekend Verleden
– Malmberg / MeMo examenkatern
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17 Volksrepubliek China (1949-2001) | #China | Historische context VWO
20 sep 2021 Historische Context ‘China 1842-2001’ (VWO)
In deze video staat de Volksrepubliek China centraal in de periode 1949-2001. Met het aan de macht komen van Mao Zedong op 1 oktober 1949 brak een nieuwe periode in de geschiedenis van China aan. Het land zou een communistische grootmacht worden. Hoe heeft China zich tussen 1949 en 2001 kunnen ontwikkelen tot een grootmacht? Deze vraag staat in de video centraal.
De pogingen van Mao om van China een moderne, geïndustrialiseerde samenleving te maken met de Grote Sprong Voorwaarts, komen aan bod. Net als de Culturele Revolutie met de Rode Gardisten, het Rode Boekje en de toenadering tot de Verenigde Staten. Ook de moeizame relatie met de Sovjet-Unie wordt behandeld.
Na de dood van Mao Zedong op 9 september 1976 nam Deng Xiaoping de macht over. Hij moderniseerde China op basis van de ‘Vier Moderniseringen’. Kritiek op zijn beleid werd niet geaccepteerd. Een berucht voorbeeld daarvan was het gewelddadig neerslaan van de studentendemonstraties op het Plein van de Hemelse Vrede in 1989.
Deng Xiaoping werd opgevolgd door Jiang Zemin. Hij zette het beleid van Deng voort en maakte van China de economische en politieke grootmacht dat het tot op de dag van vandaag is.
De video past bij de historische context ‘China 1842-2001’ voor vwo, maar is ook goed te gebruiken in andere lessen over de geschiedenis van China.
HOOFDSTUKKEN
0:00 Intro
00:30 Mao Zedong
01:40 Grote Sprong Voorwaarts
02:35 Sovjet-Unie
03:30 Culturele Revolutie
04:45 Niet-gebonden landen
05:10 Verenigde Staten
06:33 Deng Xiaoping
09:00 Jiang Zemin
09:53 Conclusie
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Bronnen:
– Walburg Pers Educatief / Sprekend Verleden
– Malmberg / MeMo examenkatern
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18 VWO 6 – Context China: deelvraag 3A: Het China van Mao Zedong – communisme en terreur (1949-1976)
19 – 8. Mao Zedong: leider van communistisch China
20 Made in China – 6 China onder Mao
4 mei 2020 Made in China
Disclaimer: Deze video is gemaakt ten tijde van het thuisonderwijs gedurende de coronacrisis van 2020. Als gevolg hiervan (hoge output, weinig voorbereidingstijd) zijn zij niet zo geraffineerd of gepolijst als dat ik graag zou willen. Slordigheidsfoutjes zullen in deze video’s zitten.
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25 Perception of Mao Zedong through published images
It seems there is a battle of narratives on MSM and social media about China as a rising global power. Personally, I like to have a perception of things based on experience rather than narratives. Since I haven’t been to China and lack a direct experience of the country, I take the help of the second best thing to direct experiences, and that is images.
27 Car falling on its side prank!
16 mrt. 2011