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Rise of Global Fundamentalism

Rise of Global Fundamentalism
After WWII and years of civil war, the People’s Republic was formed in 1949. The People’s Republic of China hoped to turn China into a major industrial power. Initiatives such as Mao’s Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution failed. Industry, agriculture, and social institutions were collectivized; widespread famine killed millions of Chinese. After Mo Zedong’s death, China embraced market liberalizations. Today, China remains a dictatorship but looks radically different than it did when it was ruled by strict Maoist principles. It has a mixed economy under a political dictatorship. A mass migration from rural to urban areas is taking place.

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Peking Yen'an Juichin Shanghai Communism Assumes Power in China Cities of Interest
 
Related Turning Points:  Related Topics:
  • Long March
     
  • Great Leap Forward
     
  • Four Modernizations
     
  • One Child Policy
     
  • Global Migrations

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