1958 ⟶ Mao Initiates the Great Leap Forward

Mao Zedong initiates the Great Leap Forward.
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🇨🇳 People's Republic of China Founded

Mao Zedong declares the foundation of the People's Republic of China, adding a quarter of the world's population to the communist camp.⟶
People's Republic of China Founded (1949)
ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunismMao ZedongAsiaCold WarUSSR

🌾 Mao Initiates the Great Leap Forward

Mao Zedong initiates the Great Leap Forward.⟶
Mao Initiates the Great Leap Forward (1958)
ChinaMao ZedongGreat Leap ForwardCommunismAsiaEconomic PolicySocial EngineeringFamineCold War

💥 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins

Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins when China begins to bomb Quemoy.⟶
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins (1958)
TaiwanChinaQuemoyStrait CrisisCold WarAsiaProxy WarUS Involvement

🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Border Clashes

Border clashes between the Soviet Union and China.⟶
Sino-Soviet Border Clashes (1969)
ChinaSoviet Unionborder conflictCold WarcommunismSino-Soviet splitAsiaideology

🇨🇳 Zhou Enlai Dies

Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai dies of cancer.⟶
Zhou Enlai Dies (1976)
ChinaZhou EnlaiPremierPoliticsCold WarAsiaMao ZedongChinese Communist Party

🇨🇳 Death of Mao Zedong

Death of Mao Zedong.⟶
Death of Mao Zedong (1976)
ChinaMao ZedongCommunismAsiaPoliticsCold WarLeadershipIdeology