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Compare the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Vietnamese communist movement.
Both were anti-colonial movements. The Chinese revolution resulted in a unified communist state, while the Vietnamese movement led to a partitioned nation initially.
Who was Sun Yat-Sen?
He led the republic that emerged after the Chinese Revolution of 1900.
Who was Mao Zedong?
The leader of the CCP who initiated the Great Leap Forward.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
The leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party and the independence movement.
Who was Mengistu Haile Mariam?
The leader who converted Ethiopia into a communist regime.
What is the Kuomintang?
The Nationalist Party in China that struggled for power with the CCP.
What is the CCP?
The Chinese Communist Party, which rose to power after WWII.
What was the May Fourth Movement?
A student-led protest in 1919 against foreign influence and traditional Chinese values.
What was the Great Leap Forward?
Mao Zedong's plan to rapidly industrialize China through communes (1958-1962).
What is the People's Liberation Army?
The military force of the Chinese Communist Party.
What was the White Revolution?
A series of modernization reforms in Iran in 1963, including land redistribution.
What is the Zamindari system?
A feudal landholding system in India that was abolished through land reforms.
What is meant by collectivized agriculture?
Agricultural production organized into collective farms, often state-controlled.
What does 'nationalized industries' mean?
Industries taken under government ownership and control.
Define 'land redistribution'.
The process of taking land from large landowners and distributing it to peasants or landless farmers.