8. China 101 (The Last 100 Years in China) - Part 2

A brief, concise history of China from 1949 to 1976. Covers: 

• First steps of CCP/Mao Zedong consolidating power in PRC 
• Purges
• Great Leap Forward (Mao’s Great Famine) 
• Cultural Revolution (Red guards, little red book, propaganda, violence, Cult of Mao) 
• Mao Zedong leadership, legacy, opinions 
• Beginning of Deng Xiaoping leadership 

A transcript for this episode is found here.

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