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What was the Chinese Revolution of 1900?
It marked the end of the dynasty system in China.
What was the significance of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria (1931)?
It shifted public support in China towards the CCP.
What was the outcome of the Chinese Communist Revolution?
The CCP established the People's Republic of China in 1949.
What happened during the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)?
A disastrous attempt to rapidly industrialize China, leading to famine.
What was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954)?
A decisive victory for Vietnamese communists against French forces.
What was the significance of the Geneva Accords?
It partitioned Vietnam into a Communist North and an anti-Communist South.
What happened in Ethiopia under Mengistu Haile Mariam?
Ethiopia became a communist regime with nationalized industries and collectivized agriculture.
What was the result of land reform in Kerala, India?
Peasants' rights to cultivate land were legitimized, and land ownership was limited.
What was the effect of the White Revolution in Iran?
Modernization reforms, including land redistribution, were implemented.
What was the general trend of land reform in Latin America?
Peasants took over dispossessed lands, with a push toward modernization.
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.
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.