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1949 Chinese Economy
Little industry left after wars
Money was valueless
Most towns had a high unemployment rate
There were many food shortages
The population was steadily increasing -
Agrarian Reform
Animals, machinery, and land were given to the peasants
About 1,000,000 landlords executed
Many landlords arrested with the new communist government
Peasants gained more rights than they had before reform -
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5 Year Plan (Great Leap Forward)
This was Mao's attempt on modernizing China to rival America
Mao toured China, and found how adaptable his people were
He planned to increase his agriculture and industry -
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Sino-Soviet Split
This was the time period of worsening relations between China and the Soviet Union. Soviets contemplated on whether or not they should form an alliance with the west, but Mao had no such intensions. -
Mao's Return
Mao launched the Cultural revolution, using children to aid him, as they wouldn't remember anthing of his past failures. -
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Cultural Revolution
This movement started because Mao wanted to preserve pure communism in China.