The revolution that changed Chinese society As is known throughout the world, the Chinese political system is communism. Some might say that communism is good and bad. Well, it all started when Mao Zedong came to power, his ideas influenced the Chinese people and the true way of life. The introduction of communism in China changed the way people perceived each other. One of his first ideas was “The Great Leap Forward,” which many historians considered a failure because its initial goals were never achieved. Chinese society was losing faith in Mao and was no longer loyal to him. In desperate need, Mao invented the “Cultural Revolution” or also known as “The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution”. Mao's main goal was to convince all people to follow the idea of ​​communism, but not in the way Russia did. Although a huge number of people died and damaged China's future image. Mao did whatever it took to get people to follow his ideas, he didn't care what the consequences were, and he was willing to kill anyone who was a "counterrevolutionary." Well, was your idea successful? It mostly depends on your point of view. According to Dictionary.com, success means to achieve or be successful. This revolution impacted everyone, with evidence witnessed during Mao's rule. Did it work in the end? In the following essay, Mao's ideas on how people view communism as a form of government rather than an abuse of power. During society, when China was involved in World War II and a subsequent civil war. The entire nation was devastated by the Japanese invasion of China. This brought a huge obstacle to the developing society: between 10 and 20 million Chinese were killed. (History.co.uk) Society during the revolution was still recovering after… middle of paper… “ism is not love”. Communism is a hammer that we use to crush the enemy." Mao did what was most important to Chinese society, regardless of the consequences of achieving it. Mao did many good things for China, but the overall impact was so great that the good parts failed to cover up the bad parts of his revolution. One of the biggest impacts was its terrible start to the “Great Leap Forward”, then with the “Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution” it had to recover its losses. Many historians believe that this revolution was a failure, even though it achieved some of its goals. When Mao had power in his hands, he had to deal with numerous interventions, from start to finish. He faced criticism when his first idea failed. Then with the intervention of the USA. Ultimately the revolution changed people's way of thinking, doing and equality. Everything was done for the good of China.