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==Three Years of Disasters==
 
==Three Years of Disasters==
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As the leader of China, Mao initiated the [[Great Leap Forward]], an economic plan intended to rapidly industrialize China's then largely rural economy. This led to an unprecedented famine.
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==Cultural Revolution==
 
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|c=毛泽东
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|p=Máo Zédōng
 
|p=Máo Zédōng
 
|w=Mao Tse-tung
 
|w=Mao Tse-tung
 
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As the leader of China, Mao initiated the [[Great Leap Forward]], an economic plan intended to rapidly industrialize China's then largely rural economy. This led to an unprecedented famine.
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[[Image:Little red book.jpg|left|thumb|During the [[Cultural Revolution]], it was required for every Chinese citizen to own, read, and carry at all times ''Quotations from Chairman Mao'', also known as "the little red book".]]
 
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==Cultural Revolution==
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[[Image:Little red book.jpg|left|200px|thumb|During the [[Cultural Revolution]], it was required for every Chinese citizen to own, read, and carry at all times ''Quotations from Chairman Mao'', also known as "the little red book".]]
   
In 1966, Mao instigated the [[Cultural Revolution]], in which those disloyal to the Chairman were killed or humiliated in order to solidify Mao's control.
 
In 1966, Mao instigated the [[Cultural Revolution]], in which those disloyal to the Chairman were killed or humiliated in order to solidify Mao's control.
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[[Category:Marxism]]
 
[[Category:Marxism]]
 
[[Category:Dictators]]
 
[[Category:Dictators]]
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[[Category:People's Republic of China]]
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