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→How Maoism differs from traditional Marxist theory
Maoism introduced an innovation to traditional Marxist and Marxist-Leninist theory. Traditionalist labeled it "[[Deviationism]]". However, since 1949 when it was first used to topple the government of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and the [[Republic of China]], Maoist theory has been more successful at seizing power in [[nation state]]s where other socialist revolutions as Marx envisioned it has never succeeded.
Maoism introduced an innovation to traditional Marxist and Marxist-Leninist theory. Traditionalist labeled it "[[Deviationism]]". However, since 1949 when it was first used to topple the government of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] and the [[Republic of China]], Maoist theory has been more successful at seizing power in [[nation state]]s where other socialist revolutions as Marx envisioned it has never succeeded.
Marx's original revolutionary theory, formulated in the 1840's, a few decades into the [[Industrial Revolution]] during an extended economic downturn (what we would call a [[recession]] today; under the [[Gold standard]], an economic downturn could last for years and not just several months as payment in [[gold]] was required for [[trade deficit|foreign trade debt]]s), called for disgruntled factory workers to rise up and seize control of the factory (the "means of production").