Revolutions

**Essential Questions:**
==**1. **Who should decide what is best for ‘the people’? == The people should be deciding what is best for them because they are the ones who have to live their daily life a day. I think the people in politics and government do not understand middle class or lower class situations because they have never been there before. I think people who have not lived there should be the ones making the decisions. Just like men should not be making laws about women's bodies.

The government should if they are not correct then the people should decide.

 2. What makes people comply or reject?
When they feel that something is unjust or is destroying their country people will fight back. If people do not focus on important issues and are "distracted by other things" then they do not see the problems at hand. If people are willing to see the problems in our society they will reject it or comply with it. When the government did something wrong and when they act against them, What is being created is in their best interests

 3. What makes a revolution successful?
A revolution is successful by the way it is executed. The people in the revolution need to get other people to agree with. They must target a core problem they have in their society and slowly start to change peoples mindsets.
 * If they are able to alter the government put a new system
 * Good funding
 * strong relationship
 * Plan
 * carry out the plan
 * Support of the people

 4. Who are the winners in a political revolution
If they can change politics then they win. If it was the people verses the government then I believe that the government and politics would try hard to stop them but in the end the people would end cause their will always be someone who stands against something unjust.


 * Those who have the public support
 * earn support
 * not everything people wanted will be accomplished
 * Had to make sure you had to make a change
 * or the people will not follow

 5. What causes change in a society?
When people start realize that we are society and if we WANTED to we could change whenever we want but we chose to stay the same.


 * inequality or discrimination
 * change of ideas
 * new ideas introduced technology


 * Revolution:**

Attempt to change the way society is constructed.
 * Define in own words: A revolution is a change that comes to government or society

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 * Looked up definition: a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
 * What are some Characteristics or acts you associate with Revolutions
 * Boycott
 * Riot
 * Public displays of non agreement
 * Like an example is how this little girl in India was raped and the guy did not go to jail every one came on too the streets and said they would not move until he was behind bars
 * Change
 * Rally
 * Protest
 * Acting on a plan
 * targeting a certain problem
 * Military combat
 * Rebel groups
 * Revulted
 * inequality
 * voice
 * Lack of public opinion
 * no equal pay
 * sexism

=Revolutionary Ideas=

Once you have completed the template:
 * Rank, ** which of the three concepts discussed **
 * I think that equality is the most important because ****I’m a sikh, so in my religion it says that everyone is equal, you're not above anyone else, regardless of your social status, you are not above ANY living thing. I live by that. Equality needs to be present because if you have equality you will have liberty and justice, it will just follow with equality. Then liberty and then Justice.**


 * ** Which do you feel is the most important and why? **


 * I think that equality is the most important because ****I’m a sikh, so in my religion it says that everyone is equal, you're not above anyone else, regardless of your social status, you are not above ANY living thing. I live by that. Equality needs to be present because if you have equality you will have liberty and justice, it will just follow with equality. Then liberty and then Justice.**

=** Using Brinton’s Fever Model for the American Revolution **=



What is the message of this political cartoon?

That just because you are equal it does not mean justice. Equality is not Justice, in some cases in order to have equality we have to make adjustments.
 * reduced lunch
 * progress reports, letters home and the letter is only in english
 * In order to achieve one you need to achieve the other

Questions of Chinese Revolution :

1. From the late 1800s to the 20th century, what were some of the "underlying" cause of unrest in China (Incubation period) There was an increase of population, communist government, social class had become an issue, only the wealthy people benefited from the government. 2. What changes occurred in China after the revolution of 1911? Nothing really changed after the revolution of 1911 and in order for it to be a successful revolution something in the government has to change. Most farmers were still poor. No one benefited from the revolution expect for the rich. 3. Explain the role of the Nationalists and Communists in the Chinese Government The two parties formed an alliance, they did not trust each other and nationalist leader had actually killed off many communist people. The Communist party then fled the nation walking over 24 miles a day to safety were their leader waited to come back and take over china. 4. Highlight the role of Mao in China He censored freedom a speech, he then introduced some reforms but it did not benefit poor people. He took the land and gave small portions to each farmer. Woman although benefited extremely they were given equal rights and stood side by side as the status of man. He wanted to turn the society into a place with no social class. He asked doctors, teachers and scientist of their opinions on Communism so he could better it but he lied and killed off any one who opposed communism. Over 15 million people died of starvation under his rule.
 * corrupt government
 * over population
 * embarrassment
 * Modernize China
 * did not work
 * failed rebellion
 * some cities gained some money but for the most part nothing happened
 * Chaing Kai was supported by the west
 * joined together to get rid of foreign influence
 * only 10% of the people survived
 * 90,000 miles
 * became the core of his government
 * they wanted to be safe.
 * Communist over through Chiang and Mao is now in power

= Chinese Revolution Summary Mark Up =
 * Women were granted equalness
 * Red guard army
 * Liberation army
 * He wanted to destroy four olds
 * gets rid of private ownership of land
 * Nationalizes private business
 * combined collective farms, or known as the Great Leap Forward
 * They became competitive with one another, were making food for other and they had no food to eat themselves
 * 15 million people died of starvation
 * He tried to get rid of old Chinese culture
 * 4 O's
 * Churches and temples

= Video Notes: =


 * They did not achieve the airplane
 * they were ruled by dynasty and they were called emperors
 * over time, the country adopted the policy of blank and isolationism closing itself off from the rest of the world
 * Forced china's government to trade and took control of their country
 * Tired of imperial rule and foreign influence Chinese rebels forced out china's last emperor in 1911
 * The Chinese civil war ended and with the communist gaining control of China
 * Mao and the communist founded a new government
 * Mao's first thing was to get rid of social class.
 * Wanted everyone to share the wealth
 * 6 million people died
 * Food production fell
 * Fearing punishment, they lied about the production so 30 to 45 million died of starvation
 * Forced into manual labor
 * 50 to 70 million people died, after 33 years of stubborn and ineffective rule Mao died in Mao 1976

Mao's rule did not benefit china at all. His so called revolutionary ideas ended up destroying China's food production and killing 60 million people. His ideas and harsh punishments scared people into lying about food production and forced labor made people tried and weak. The more people died the weaker the country became. But he thought what he was doing was right. Closing itself off to other countries made getting food harder because now they cannot trade and have to use China's resources only. Not everyone can share wealth because then no one will try anymore. He killed intelligent people so there would be no social class and forced them into labor. Mao rule and impact killed millions and benefited a few. If his rule had continued I believe he would have destroyed china. The country became weird. He was no free to "improve" the country. His goal was to erase inequality. Food production dropped drastically.

Instructions:
 * Copy and paste each quote into your wiki
 * In a sentence, explain the meaning of each quote

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.


 * — From //Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan// **

That most revolutions and changes that you want to occur in a society have to be done with violence and force because no revolution has occurred calmly.

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 depends on the support of the people. If the people do not support you and your ideas there can be no change in society.

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.


 * — From //Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War// **

I think war has been the reason for so many change and is often linked to revolutions. and The only way to change society and social issues is to act as if it is like fighting a war.

Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."


 * — From //Problems of War and Strategy// **

The more power you have the more you can do to change things cause then people live in fear of you. In order to have a successful revolution you must exceed a high amount of power.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> Mao defines revolution as something were everything is equal and that it is very violent. one person should be ruling and everyone is equal. Social classes are destroyed. Everyone is made equal and everyone is standing on the same size box. But equality does not always mean justice.
 * <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) **__
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">if you have accomplished what you think you did then you should not have to use froce in order to maintain it
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">but that what he did
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">he used force.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The great leap forward
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">1989 one of the things Mao always hated was outside influence and he hated the ability of the west to see what happened in china.

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">DJ on Video of "The Tank Man" =

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Tienanmen Square Timeline =

=Video on China:=


 * I saw a small place
 * slowly begins to expand
 * buildings are created
 * the place slowly turns into a city
 * It becomes a larger city as the years go on
 * there was music
 * it was a slide show with music added on
 * Skyscrapers
 * western influence
 * Gigantic Dams powering the country
 * Bullet train
 * Waterfalls
 * Billboards
 * Very clean
 * Trains are shiny
 * Modern part of China
 * You don't see people outside

=Successor to Mao=

=Terms for China=

=Fever Model for Chinese Revolution =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; top: 1049px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;">I’m a sikh, so in my religion it says that everyone is equal, you're not above anyone else, regardless of your social status, you are not above ANY living thing. I live by