Revolution

**Essential Questions:**
== **1. **Who should decide what is best for ‘the people’? == The people should. They are ultimately the ones who have to live and do the things and life they were given. The people and those that they elect.

 2. What makes people comply or reject?
Force, actions, the government, and politics. Incentives, freedom (comply) and when their freedom/ rights are taken away (reject)

 3. What makes a revolution successful?
If the rebels win the ultimate fight for political control. Which means they have to have supporters from other countries, and be strong enough to compete with the army. Unified organization with strong leadership and good funding.

 4. Who are the winners in a political revolution
The ones who ultimately have their system stay or put in place The people that are able to make the public support them and gain control of the government.

 5. What causes change in a society?
A leader, government, laws, political actions. Gradual change can come about through peaceful means but immediate change can come from revolutionary action.


 * Revolution: **


 * ** Define it in your own words: **
 * The action of overthrowing a government in order of a new system to be out in place


 * ** Look up a definition of the term: **
 * An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.


 * ** What are characteristics or acts you associate with Revolution **
 * Protests
 * Uprisings
 * Outbreaks
 * Corrupted Governments
 * Powerfully spoken Leaders
 * Cuban Revolution
 * American Revolution
 * Haitian Revolution
 * Inequality

Opener 5/7/14
__Ranks__: 1. Justice 2. Equality 3. Liberty __Which do you feel is the most important? Why?__ I think that Justice is the most important in a society because it gives a sense of rules and laws and sets a basis of what we can and cannot do in society. If there was no justice we would be running amongst society with no care in the world because there are no consequences for our actions. Murder would be acceptable, robbery would be acceptable. By having justice we have everyone obeying the set laws and not doing anything out of order so that there is control in a society. Not every successful society has had liberty or equality but they had justice and by having that they were able to keep the society running strong.

// ** Fever Model of the American Revolution: ** //



The meaning of this cartoon is that Equality and Justice are two very different things. This shows that equality is regarded as equal treatment of everyone, without the exception of physical benefits/losses, appearance, race, or ethnicity. This shows that sometimes this isn't always beneficial because some people with benefit more because of their physical characteristics which are not accounted for. Justice is refereed to as the treatment of everyone to have equality among the population so that everyone benefits leading to true equality. Justice applies to individual characteristics and sets up rules so that they can accommodate for those differences, which allows everyone to have an equal fair experience

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

It is impossible to euphemize a revolution or make it seem more pleasant, because it is what it is: a class overthrowing another class with violence.
 * — From //Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan// **

The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.


 * — From //Be Concerned with the Well-Being of the Masses, Pay Attention to Methods of Work// **

A revolution cannot take place without rounding up the people and using them to advance the revolution.

War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups, and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes.


 * <span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">— From //Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War// **

War is the most effective way to defeat any type of inequality in society.

<span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

It is central to Communist belief that political power can be obtained through force.


 * <span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">— From //Problems of War and Strategy// **


 * Students should discuss and and answer the following questions. **<span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**..**

Mao would define revolution as a violent and forceful overtaking of a social class by another social class. He believes that a revolution cannot successfully occur without force. He would define it as a military move supported by the masses that it intended to cause political change through war. A revolution must be supported by a strong army or police force. I agree with the fact that a revolution (or at least a political one) is "a war of the masses", because it's obvious that a revolution will fail if there are not enough people to back it up. After all, that is the whole reason why attempts at revolutions occur in the first place. I also agree that a revolution should be understood for what it truly is rather than "refined, so leisurely and gentle". I partially agree with the quote "war is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions", because although it is not always a wise decision to wage war, it's still true that it is the easiest way to solve inequality. However, I still think that war is a poor and foolish way to solve social inequality, and should only be used as a last resort. I disagree with the quote "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun", because although many people come to power through violence, they will not have achieved true political power without gaining the support of the people through words rather than force.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">__**According to the quotes above how might Mao Zedong define revolution**__?
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you agree with quotes of Mao? Why or why not? (use specific evidence from the quotes) **__

1.From the late 1800s to the 20th century, what were some of the "underlying" cause of unrest in China (Incubation period)

Corruption, peasant unrest, ineffective government, rapid population growth, the Qing Dynasty, warlords, and foreigners started to create unrest in China in equality.

2. What changes occurred in China after the revolution of 1911?

The Qing Dynasty was overthrown and imperialism had ended. There was an attempt to spread western influence but very few benefited. In realitly, very little had changed for China.

The rich were the pones who benefited.

3. Explain the role of the Nationalists and Communists in the Chinese Government

Both had their own government established in China. At first they tried to form an alliance but it soon ended as they tried to go back and forth trying to gain power in China. Eventually, with 10%, after the "Long March" of it's people remaining, the communists won and it was considered the revolution of 1949. Mao then took control of China.

4. Highlight the role of Mao in China

Mao said he wanted to benefit China and create a new culture and get rid of the four year old of China but he only made it worse. He rid the country of land from private land owners and he had the idea of "The Great Leap Forward" in 1955. He took basic rights away such as freedom of speech and being able to own your own land. He also made people work on communes and be peasant farmers. Many had died of starvation due to this as they worked long hard hours. Mao also had the Red Guard police go around to make sure everyone was following his orders and if people weren't acting like a "model communist" they might have been shot. He tried to eliminate the "four old" (customs, culture, habits, and ideas) using his red guard. He also had intellectuals put into jail camps or be executed. Mao did try to help the Chinese women by helping them get equal rights to men and doing things like ending foot binding that had been a Chinese tradition that he wanted to end. Liberation army.

Notes from the Short Video
 * The airplane was not invented in china
 * China is ruled by Dynasties which were ruled by emproers
 * The country adopted the policy of isolitionism
 * During the 1500's as the demands for Chinese goods increased European interest in China grew
 * Chinese rebels forced out China's last emperor in 1911
 * A republic was formed but the struggle came from the Nationalists and the communists
 * October 1949, Chinese Civil war ended with communists gaining control of China
 * Mao's first priority was to erase any social inequality in the country. Anybody who was rich was seen as an enemy
 * Food production fell because fewer peasants were farming
 * "Great Leap Forward" resulted in many deaths
 * The Red Guard was intended to challenge China's elite
 * 50-75 million people died during the reign of Mao Zedong
 * Mao Zedong died in 1976

Mao Zedong had a very severe deadly impact on China. He left China with significant population losses and with very poor economy. Although he maybe meant "good" with having everyone be equal, he kind of forced it in a way where it was targeted specifically towards the rich. Because of Mao, China saw a period where there was little to no food because he made it so that food was not being produced. His "Great Leap Forward" was supposed to be seen as something that would help china out but only made matters worse as it resulted in about 15million. All in all although Mao looked to modernize and help China grow, he only had a negative impact on the country as he caused 50-75 million people to die in the time span of his rule. Mao's cultural revolution would lead to the deaths of millions more people. His Red Guard would seek out all threats to communism and Mao's way of thinking, forcing those threats to be worked to exhaustion or killed.

Modern China Video Response
What was not shown
 * Modern, revolutionary architecture
 * Beautiful stadiums/buildings
 * Almost pieces of art
 * Revolutionary modern trains
 * Fastest in the world
 * A square in the city that mimics Times Square
 * Cities with huge skyscrapers
 * Waterfalls
 * Big lighted billboards (western influence)
 * Beautiful Nightlife
 * The cleanliness of the city and of the trains and of the country
 * China's flag
 * The slums of China
 * The low class and middle class
 * The polluted parts of the city
 * Public forces roaming the city
 * Citizens in the city squares and in the city itself
 * The life outside of the city
 * No public interactions between the people