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China and the Korean War
Chinese troops suffered more than one million casualties in the Korean War. However, Mao greatly elevated his and China’s stature both within the socialist camp and in the Third World. […]
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China: The Land Reform Movement
The new land reform campaign was introduced across China to put an end to the traditional rural power structure dominated by the landlord-gentry class and to stimulate the rapid recovery of agricultural production. […]
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Mao Zedong and ‘People’s Democratic Dictatorship’
Mao Zedong adopted a dualistic policy to deal with various class enemies. While he granted full rights of citizenship and participation to all members of the laboring classes. Those labeled “enemies of the people” were deprived of all political rights and subjected to ruthless dictatorship. […]
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China: The Rise of the People’s Republic
After China’s Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the birth of the People’s Republic. The Chinese economy was in shambles due to decades of revolution, foreign invasion, and civil war. To rebuild China’s shattered economy, Mao looked for help from Comrade Stalin and not the imperialist camp headed by the United States. […]
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How Earthquakes and Weather Contributed to the Black Death
When it came to reasons as to why the Black Death was spreading, medieval scholars thought of them all. From earthquakes to planetary conjunctions to bad weather. […]
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The Absurd Sciences of the Medieval World
The theory of the four humors in the body was proposed by a Greek physician but it was still accepted in the Middle Ages. It was widely used to treat people and try to balance their humors. […]
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Some Theories of How the Black Death Devastated the Medieval World
When the Black Death spread throughout Europe, the French King, Philip VI, ordered the medical college at the University of Paris to explain what was going on. Since they didn’t know anything about germ transmission, they looked up to the sky. […]
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Reversal of Fortune: The Rise of the Chinese Communists
During World War II, the Chinese communists went from oblivion to becoming the emerging leaders of China. In this stunning reversal of fortune, the key was the Japanese invasion which became a turning point in the communist history. […]
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A Fortuitous Ally: US Role in Sino-Japanese Conflict
Being massacred by the Japanese forces during World War II, China could not have won the war on its own. In a sudden turn events, US stepped in as its ally, backing the Chinese forces with American air and naval power. […]
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The War that United China: Sino-Japanese Conflict During World War II
The brutal Japanese offensives in China during World War II went a long way in uniting a polity divided amongst itself. The communist used the anti-Japanese sentiment to rouse patriotism. […]