Deng and Fall of Communism Questions

1. Describe the struggle for power following Mao, the emergence of Deng Xiaoping and the defeat of the gang four.
After Mao’s death, no one knew what to do because there was no one in line to be the new ruler of China. Two groups began fighting over this position; these were The Meoists (the Gang of Four, one of which was Mao’s wife) and Deng. At first the Gang of Four or the Maoist were the ones that were gaining control over China, but as soon as Mao dies, they were arrested and put in jail for their crimes. Therefore Deng was the one who got control over China at the end through his relationships. He mostly was able to gain full power over China, because he allowed his allies to gain control before himself.
2. Describe some of the economic policies and the Four Modernizations for China under Deng.
The four Modernizations planned on modernizing the agriculture, the industry, technology, national defense as well as the science. This movement helped China to invest, and they began to do international trade. After Mao’s death, Deng introduced capitalism, and changed the focus to industry, this allowed private businesses to open. This brough a lot of success to Chinas economy because of agriculture
3. What were the political limits and changes under Deng and how did these culminate to Tiananmen square conflict in 1989?
After the death of Hu, people went out into the Tiananmen Square to protest for democracy, however this did not go well when the government decided that the people had too much freedom. The protest was outlawed and the government threatened the students, but for weeks nothing happened. On June 3, 1989, thougsands of people once again gathered in the Tiananmen Square, however this time couple hundred people actually got killed for their protests.