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Biography on Mao Zedong

Uploaded by UnrealHXC on Feb 16, 2007

Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) known by some as a murderer, known by others as a great leader. How did such a man get two very different opinions about him? During his life, Mao changed the look of China. Making freedom oppressed, by over throwing the current government, and making numerous changes to China, shaping China into what it is now, a complete communist country where the phrase “freedom of speech” is not heard. I believe that what makes a man is how he was raised, which brings us to the beginning of Mao.
“Mao was born on December 26, 1893 in the village of Shaoshan located on the Hunan Province.” He was the first of what was to become a family of 6 including his 2 brothers and 1 adopted sister. “When Mao was born China was being ruled by the Qing dynasty.” “China at the time was in a huge decline.” Western industrial revolutions caused China to weaken. From 1894 to 1895 China took another huge economic blow by losing the war with Japan. (Mao 1.)
Mao was still very young during these times. He was a very prominent student, studying much about Confucius and even President Lincoln. During the age of 13 the relationship between father and son became tense. Mao’s father Mao Rensheng, forced little Mao to leave school and spend his time on the family farm. A few years later, at 14, Mao’s father decided he was to be married and arranged his wedding to a girl known as Miss Lou. This marriage was very brief and a complete failure. Mao refusing to recognize his father’s decision to have him married, left his home and took control of his life.
Around 1911, now out of his father’s control, Mao decided to start school again and went to many schools in and around ShaoShan and Changsa. Unfortunately for Mao his schooling was yet again cut off. Late 1911 was a time for revolution against the long ruling Qing empire. Mao joined the Chinese Nationalist revolutionaries and quickly became involved in the revolutionary war. After the win of the revolutionaries, Mao left the army in 1912 and enrolled in school again! This time he was studying to become a teacher in the Changsha’s fourth provincial Normal School. At...

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Uploaded by:   UnrealHXC

Date:   02/16/2007

Category:   Biographies

Length:   7 pages (1,641 words)

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