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To What Degree Did Conditions Improve in China?
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To What Degree Did Conditions Improve in China? The first three years of the Peoples Republic of China were a time of momentous change that seemed to confirm that the intentions of the regime and aspirations of the mainly peasant population. Mao started by introducing a 5 year plan to help turn China around, and help its industry recover from the long war that had affected it for so long. Mao focused on heavy industry, mainly steel and coal, as these would be the main materials needed to rebuild the areas destroyed by years of fighting. As a result, light industry was neglected, and towns and cities began to expand at a very fast rate. The first 5 year plan proved a great success for China. In April 1950, Mao introduced a marriage law, ending some of the worst aspects of a woman's life; * Arranged Marriage * The Marriage of children * The killing...
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