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Peoples Republic of China is established
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Redistribution of land
The land owned by the wealthy was distributed among peasants. -
Korean War
Chinese people joined the North Korean army against the U.S.A. -
Population increase
Mao Zedong encourages the high birth rate which resulted in the high populations today. -
Post Korean War
After the Korean War between North Korea, allied with China, and the United States, the Chinese economy was damaged. The war was costly resulting in debt and many deaths in their army. -
Five Year Plan
A plan instilled by Mao Zedong inspired by Stalin's Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union. This plan focused on industrialization and modernization. -
Land collectivization
All land is collectivized and farmers are organized into (large) People's Communes -
Great Leap Forward
The Chinese built a plan to industrialize quickly. They wanted to depend heavily on labor and machinery to develop China. -
Cultural Revolution
In the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong shut down schools with the goal of "strengthening" the youth. He made a group called the Red Guards made up of students who later revolted against Mao's ideas.