CHICAGOMETROHISTORYFAIR

2015SUMMARYSTATEMENT

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Studentname(s)AngieLi,AnnaHui,andEmilyCheng

Title:MaoZeDong

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1.THESISSTATEMENT
Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmightwantto
makeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.

ConductedbyleaderMaoZedong,theChineseCulturalRevolutionof19661976leftChina
permanentlyinitsmostdetrimentalstate.

2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT
Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwastheimpact?
Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyourfindings?

CivilwarbrokeoutinChina.Thereasonbehinditisstillarguedovertoday.SomesayMaoZedong
onlywishedforthecountrytoreunite.OthersclaimMaoZedongwantedtoregainbacktrustand
power.Intheend,thecommunistpartywon,leadingtogovernmentpracticeofcommunism,which
meantanewanddifferentwayofgoverning.Itssignificanceisproventhroughthesideeffectsonthe
socialclasses,methodofgoverning,anddailylivesofcitizens.Throughourfindings,onecanlearn
thatwithjustaleader,historycanbealtereddramaticallyandleadagovernmenttochange,beita
positiveornegativechange.

3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoits
argument.

MaoZedongwastheintroducerofcommunisminChina.Heledanimmensepopulationintobelieving
communismwasthisgreatmethodofgoverningandwouldsomehowtransformthepoorintorich.Mao
usedpropagandaphotos,speeches,chants,videos,andsongstogainsupportforthishorrificwayof

governingcalledcommunism.Withthedifferenttypesofpropagandapreviouslystated,itisusedto
alterChinascitizensmindsetinorderforthemtosupportcommunism.Thelegacyheleftbehindis
stillpresenttoday.Longafterhisdeath,futuregenerationsarestillbeingtaughtthatcommunismisthis
fascinatingandinarguablythebestformofgovernment.

4.PROCESS

A.Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyoubegandoingyour
research?
Wefirststartedoffwiththequestion:howdidtheMaoZedongnegativelyimpactChina?However,as
weprogressed,ourtopicchangedwhilewewereresearching.Wesoonobtainedmoreinformationand
realizedthatMaoZedongwasjusttheleaderofChineseCulturalRevolutionandthathewasthewho
introducedcommunismtoChina,butitwasreallytheRevolutionthatindicatedandmadechange.Our
questionthenchangedto:howdidtheCulturalRevolutionnegativelyimpactChina?

B.Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(forexample,letters,
photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)?
Propagandaphotographsthatwasusedinthattime
Maosspeeches

C.Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyourargument.

WeareusingthisimagetorevealhowthetransitiontocommunisminChina,mademanyof
Chinascitizensbelievecommunismwouldbebeneficial.However,theaftermathofChineseCultural
Revolutionturnedouttobenegativeandirreversible.

D.Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisitedtodoyour
research.
ChinatownBranchPublicLibrary