Red+Scarf+Girl

Biin

Cultural Changes BEFORE CHAIRMAN MAO DURING CHAIRMAN MAO
 * All Chinese women had to bind their feet
 * People believed in magic
 * You were a disgrace if you rebelled against you elders
 * Your pants cant be less than 8 inches wide for women and 9 inches wide for men
 * Students were encouraged to write da-zi-bao
 * Having antiques is considered to have luxuries which creates class

Changes in Society BEFORE CHAIRMAN MAO DURING CHAIRMAN MAO
 * You weren't thrown in jail for being wealthy
 * The poor had to work hard and didn't get anything in return
 * Being a landlord or having a wealthy job gave you bad results on your family backround
 * The wealthy were considered the "black class"
 * The poor got everything the wealthy had to give up

Jackie


 * good life before Chairman Mao: wealthy, smart, family
 * after chairman Mao she has to choose between family and communism.
 * Family is not really anti-communist but are not very enthusiastic about it.

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Map of china (Top)

Map of Shanghai China (bottom)



Owen

Connections to animal farm


 * Call each other comrade
 * Saw only the good things Mao and Stalin did
 * Threw out the old leaders for communism
 * Persecuted people for supporting the old government and way of life
 * Old culture destroyed
 * Worked hard on projects that were costly and did little to help the common people