8. China 101 (The Last 100 Years in China) - Part 2
Mar 31, 2022•41 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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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