Forms+of+government+control+Mao+and+Stalin

// Forms of Government Control // · All positions of government/importance are held by members of the party. · Rigid discipline is enforced over all party members who hold government positions. · Party members in government posts always carry out the wishes of the party. · The head of the party can control all government decisions. · Adding new ministries charged with carrying out new economic policies and programs often in the economic and social change, education and security is typical. · All single-party states are authoritarian by nature. · There is heavy reliance upon secret police and judicial systems to locate and punish those who don’t accept the government. · They promote and reinforce desired behavior and attitudes among the people through propaganda and by taking control of all media and communication. · Communist party members held all government positions. · “Struggle Sessions” were used to discipline former KMT leaders and anyone who disobeyed orders. These involved public humiliation, torture, and/or execution. · Obviously, those within the party followed the orders of Mao in order to survive; otherwise they would be executed or sent to a labor camp where they would most likely perish. · Mao was in charge of all decisions, and there is speculation that he was even in control of the small details of the military operation performed in North Korea by the Chinese during the Korean War. · 1953- //Five Year Plan// to advance economically, 1954- Constitution officially adopted, 1957- //Hundred Flowers Campaign// called for criticism, but was called off and lead to the Great Leap Forward, 1958- //Great Leap Forward// to overhaul the party from a domestic and foreign standpoint, 1966- //Cultural Revolution// to bring China closer to Marxist ideal culturally. · The Red Guards were strongly in support of Mao’s policies and were spread throughout China. In addition, the Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries effectively eliminated many enemies of the state. · //The Great Leap Forward// and //The Cultural Revolution// spread Mao’s ideology throughout China, and he controlled all forms of communication in the state. · Communist party members held all government positions. · Anyone denounced in Russia was sent to execution or a forced labor camp (Gulag) during the //Great Purges//. · Those within the party followed the orders of Stalin in order to survive; otherwise they would be executed or sent to the Gulag where they would most likely perish. · Stalin had total control of the decisions made in Russia, and he made all decisions pertaining to war, foreign relations, the economy, and the execution of high ranking officials in the state. · The //Five Year Plans// rapidly industrialized and collectivized Russia, but also killed many people. · The NKVD was the group who directly executed the commands of Stalin and the Party, and this secret police force executed millions of Russians who were considered enemies of the state, · Stalin’s propaganda throughout Russia was endless and controlled all forms of communication. His picture could be seen on any street corner in Russia during his rule, and citizens were constantly reminded of the absolute power of the Soviet party. The forms of Government Control employed by Stalin and Mao are extremely similar, which isn’t surprising considering the fact that the Russians supported the Chinese up to the //Great Leap Forward// in China, after which the two were competitors. They competed, however, to be the best at the same ideology: Marxism. Therefore, even in competition, the two nations resembled one another to a great extent.
 * Single** **Party State** **Rulers**
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