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How far did life change for women; businessmen and landlords, and peasants between 1949 and the early 1960s?
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How far did life change for women; businessmen and landlords, and peasants between 1949 and the early 1960s? From 1935 to 1949, there were fourteen years of unrest in China. After the war with Japan the KMT alliance with the Communist was broken in 1945, there was then a race to occupy the liberated areas, which the Japanese had left after being defeated. While the war between Japan and China was in progress, it had devastating effects on China and the Chinese people. The Civil war that followed caused further havoc. The war meant the destruction and the infrastructure of the country. Inflation grew to 2,870,000% by the end of 1948,and the price of sorghum rose 70% over night. On top of the war, the population was growing by 15 million a year. With many peasants fighting in the Japanese war, and then in the Civil war, it meant production...
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