The KMT lost the civil war because...

Who won the war?

What year did the Civil War end?

BEFORE:
•1949 Agriculture dominated by wealthy landlords
•Food shortages in the countryside
•Pretty much a feudal system, punishments if you disobey the landlord, low quality of life
•90% of population peasant faermers
•Money valueless and high unemployment rates

Which reform involved the redistribution of land?

What campaign did Mao use to improve productivity and give the economy a boost?

What was the aim of the 1958
"Great Leap Forward"?

Two key aspects in the Great Leap Forward

Why did the great leap forward fail?