Spread of Communism after 1900
The road after the revolution will be longer, the work greater and more arduous.
—Mao Zedong, 1949
Learning Objectives
- D: Explain the causes and consequences of China’s adoption of communism.
- E: Explain the causes and effects of movements to redistribute economic resources.
The Cold War provided the context in which many countries wrestled with
the legacies of their past. The combined heritage of feudalism, capitalism, and colonialism often resulted in societies with a small class of powerful landowners and a large class of peasants who owned little or no land. When socialists or communists sought to make more people into landowners, they got caught up in the U.S.-Soviet ideological battle. Land reform was a vital issue in China, Iran, Vietnam, Ethiopia, India, and a number of Latin American countries, including Mexico, Bolivia, and Venezuela.
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Reflect
REFLECT ON THE TOPIC ESSENTIAL QUESTION
1. In one to three paragraphs, describe how communism and land reform affected China and other nations.
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