1958 ⟶ Launch of the Great Leap Forward
Start of the Great Leap Forward in China.
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🚩 Communist Victory Ends Chinese Civil War
Communist victory in the Landing Operation on Hainan Island (March–May" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">May) and Wanshan Archipelago Campaign end the Chinese Civil War (May" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">May–August).⟶
Chinese Civil WarCommunismMilitary HistoryKuomintangCold WarMao Zedong
China🏭 Launch of the Great Leap Forward
Start of the Great Leap Forward in China.⟶
CommunismMao ZedongEconomic PolicyCollectivizationIndustrialization
China🌾 Great Chinese Famine Begins
💀 Great Leap Forward Famine Ends
The Great Leap Forward ends in China after the deaths of roughly 20–45 million people.⟶
FamineCommunist ChinaMao ZedongAtrocitiesCollectivizationTotalitarianism
China💰 Deng Xiaoping Launches Economic Reforms
December 18: Deng Xiaoping commences the Chinese economic reform.⟶
Economic ReformSocialismCapitalismEconomic DevelopmentGlobal Trade
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