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What social and economic changes did the Communists introduce between 1949- 1958? When the Communists came to power, there were huge problems facing China. Agricultural output had dropped dramatically after three years of civil war but the population was still rising by 15 million every year; this meant there was not enough food to feed the growing numbers of people in China. In cities the war had destroyed the transport, telecommunications and energy systems and huge inflation had made the currency worthless. There was high unemployment and after years of corruption, local government was often inefficient when implementing change. There was also the danger of Chiang Kai Shek invading China. He still had 200,000 troops in Taiwan and posed a major threat to the government. However, the Communists main problem was trying to unite China together as a cohesive country. The Communists ultimate aim was to implement a Communist society in China....

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