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Start Of Republic Of China
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Agrarian Reform Law
Land of the wealthy is redistributed to the peasants. -
Mao Population Policy
Mao encourages Chinese citizens to have as many children as they can and even banned the use and import of contraceptives. -
Start Of Five-Year Plans
Plans are series of social and economic development initiatives. -
People's Communes
Land is collectivized and farmers have people's communes. -
Great Leap Forward
Social and economic campaign launched by the Communist party of China. Farms sent away from farming to the production of iron and steel. -
Great Chinese Famine
Mao introduced changes in farming policy which didn't allow farm ownership. Social pressure on citizens caused economic mismanagement. -
Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution-two hundred million people suffered famine, economy had been crippled, twenty million people sent to the countryside. stop in agriculture and industry -
Mao Zedong's Death
"Gang Of Four" tries to get into power