The Dictator Files: Mao Zedong (Hard)

He was born in this Chinese Province

Influential intellectual and one of the founders of the communist party that Mao admired in his youth

Magazine written by the above that inspired Mao

He was an assistant librarian at this university

He was one of the founding members of this party, which formed in 1921

Mao put emphasis on this class of people in his "Report on an Investigation of the ______ Movement in Hunan"

In the early days of the civil war, Mao was one of the leaders of this failed uprising

He then fled to these mountains in Jiangxi

Communist general who allied with Mao at the above.

Strategy employed by the two that deviated from previous communist tactics

This was established when Mao's forces moved to Ruijin

He attempted to consolidate power in party by removing this supposed group of Kuomintang spies

In this city, communist forces attempted to resist the above as they though Mao was going to far

In 1932, he was ousted from leadership positions at this conference

In 1934, Chiang Kai-Shek's army forced the communists on this

In January 1935, Mao was brought back to power at this conference

After meeting up with the forces of this communist general's army, Mao's leadership was challenged

Because the above's army was significantly larger than his, Mao decided to move his forces to this northern province

In 1937, this war started between China and Japan. Mao would try to limit communist involvement in the war

From 1942-1945, Mao further consolidated his power in this party campaign during the war

Another rival who Mao effectively sidelined during the above

American military mission which observed the communists. It gave a favorable impression of them

After failed peace negotiations between the Kuomintang and the communists, the civil war resumed. By 1949, Mao's forces forced the Kuomintang to this island

Now the leader of China, Mao focussed on eliminating this class of people

He also targeted corruption and capitalism in these campaigns

In 1950, he sent the People's Volunteers Army to fight in this war

His relations with this country deteriorated starting in 1956 as he viewed this country's policies as revisionist

1956 campaign that encouraged intellectuals to share their ideas with the party

Due to extensive criticism received by intellectuals, he launched this campaign to counter the above one

Economic campaign launched by him in order to raise China's production levels in steel and agriculture

Production unit that Mao wanted to place all citizens in thinking they would maximize efficiency in production

At this conference, Marshal Peng Dehuai was purged for sending a private letter to Mao criticizing his economic campaign

This type of disaster struck China due to his poor economic policies

At this conference in 1962, Mao delivered a self-criticism and took a semi-retired role in party affairs until 1966

Campaign started by Mao to root out reactionary elements and to make party members closer to the people

This was a precursor to this event, which Mao launched in 1966

In addition to being called the great leader, these other 3 great titles were used to refer to Mao during the above

From 1966 until the early 1970s, this song was used as the unofficial national anthem of China replacing "March of the Volunteers". It refers to Mao as the great savior of China

He gave this fruit to a group of workers. The fruit would then be worshipped as a symbol of Mao's gratitude

Name of the book that was compiled by Marshal Lin Biao in 1964 containing excerpts from Mao's speeches and writings

Who succeeded Mao after his death