First of all, it was a lack of food. During those years people bought their food in rations, they could get only half or one kg of meat, only five eggs, and only two litters of milk per week, and to get these goods they had to queue up at 4 am. People of those times didn't know what Coca-Cola, bananas, coconuts and such other foods were. ... But time runs very fast, and what I keep wondering is if we did succeed?...

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With a fast growing economy over the past couple decades; the Chinese government has been heavily invested in its infrastructure. ... The government can respond to investments faster; they can give out tax cuts and labor wages schemes whenever they decide to, without going through the long process of getting approval by Congress or the House. ... However, these rising labor issues might become a main reason to stop China from growing at that fast of a rate again. ...

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The five-year plans with their full nationalisation ensured that this industrialisation would be implemented fast enough to create the working society that communists envisaged whilst removing the detested Nepmen, the private businesses and trades left over by the N.E.P. ...

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It will also be able to prove that there are far more benefits from a smooth and fast and transition, rather then a country that seems slow and unwilling to move on to a more prosperous way of living. ... There are many complex factors that aided the collapse of communism and the fight for democracy, some being: The enormous influence of Mikhail Gorbachev, the never-ending economic stand-still leaving people desperate for food, warmth and shelter, conflicts within the Soviet bloc itself, developments in Poland on advancement on free elections, and the dawning reality with the influence of m...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises...

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Communism is based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx as modified by Lenin. At its most basic, the ideal of communism is a system in which everyone is seen as equal and wealth is distributed equally among the people. There is no private ownership. The state owns and controls all enterprises...

• Word Count: 5545
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• Grade Level: High School