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After 1946 the Kuomintang controlled the important Chinesse cities but the communists held the countryside, where they enlarged thier army with Manchurian troops
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After the conclusion of WWII, the civil war resumed between the Kumintang and the Communists.
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Within two years after World War II the Red Army grew from 100,000 regulars to a fighting force of 1 1/2 million combat troops and four million supporters.
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The Communist possessed just as many weapons and troops as the Nationalists.
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30 million people are close to starvation in china
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The formal handover took place.
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Three important battles lead by Lin Biao were fought in Manchuria and northern China. In the first battle the Kuomintang lost 500,000 people and in the second the Communist took 327,000 prisoners.
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China enters Korean War.
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The founding to the people's republic of china was certified in beijing, China became communist.
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Mao delivered his speech from the gate of eternal peace, the entrance to the Forbidden city. Mao stood before a huge portrait of himself. "Stand up, those who refuse to be slaves!... the 475 million people of china have now stood up."
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Everyone, even women and children had to wear the "Lenin Coat", featuring a double line of buttons, slanting pockets and a belt, all in the same dreary shade of gray or navy.
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U.S. begins military boycott of China.
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Mao passed the Agrarian Reform Law.
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Increase in production and import of agricultural inputs (fertilizers, machinery, pesticides
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Readjustment and recovery: "Agriculture first" policy. Food situation improves.
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Border conflict with indis over the Himilayas.
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Tibet becomes an antonomous region
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Test of first neuclear fusion device in China
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The space flight medical research centre is founded in preparation for manned space flights (led by Tsien Hsueshen)
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Mao Zedong anoints Lin Biao as heir apparent.
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First satilite launch ("Long March")
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Sucessful launch of the SJ-1 satilite into orbit with two scientific payloads. (detecting cosmic rays)
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Visit of US President Richard Nixon to China. Normalization between US and China begins.
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The rivalry between the USSR and China now affects every aspect their foreign policy.
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Discovery of Terracotta Army in tomb near Xian with thousands of statues.
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Maximum recommended family size - in cities: two children, in rural areas: three to four children.
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Stop of the surface test program of nuclear bombs near Lop Nor in Xinjiang province after 23 tests.
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Stop of the surface test program of nuclear bombs near Lop Nor in Xinjiang province after 23 tests.
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China's population surpasses 1 billion people.
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Free higher education is abolished and replaced by acidemic scholarships based on acedemic ability.
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China successfully the DFH-2A fully operational communication satellite into earth's orbit.
