Maoism

Mao Zedong 1949 to 1975

1950 Chinese propaganda poster showing a happy family enjoying life under the image of Mao Zedong. The caption above the picture says "Chairman Mao gives us happy lives".

Tiananmen Square, Beijing

"The Goddess of Democracy" carved by students from the Central Academy of

Fine Arts and erected in the

Square during the

protest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ

Estimates of Deaths:10,000 – Soviet Union7,000 – NATO3,700 – a defector citing a document circulating among officers2,600 – Chinese Red Cross (later denied) 1,000 – Amnesty International 400 to 800 – New York Times' Nicholas Kristof. He developed this estimate using information from hospital staff and doctors, and from a medical official with links to most hospitals. 241 including soldiers – the Chinese government