AP Comparative Government Timeline

Military retreat by CCP to Nationalists during civil war
Mao Zedong, began to rise to power as a result
Gave CCP a positive reputation among peasants.

CCP encouraged a variety of views and solutions to national policy issues
Mao saw this as a chance to promote socialism.
Mao was angered by criticism
Led to 'many sent to 'reeducation camps

Economic and social plan, intended to use China’s people to rapidly transform China from an agrarian economy to a communist society
Used agriculturalization, industrialization, and collectivization. Failed and triggered a widespread famine that resulted in massive casualties.

Mao wanted to purge liberal bourgeois elements and capitalistic thoughts from the Party and China as a whole.
Youth moblized into the Red Guard.
Attacked 'Four Olds'

Obasanjo(76-79) stepped down to form a Republic

Shehyu Shagari

Buhari
Babangida
Abacha

Chevron
Thousands died

President

Died in office, VP Goodluck Johnathan

Set off a period of warlords and popular uprisings that lasted until 1934

Didn't stop bloodshed of the time

Redestribution of land, nationalized industry (PEMEX), invested in public works, encouraged unions, concentrated power in the presidency

Market Oriented
During the Oil Crash

Basically fact he stole the election
A bad person

Pointed to as an example of electoral reform around the world

First to not name his succesor

First PAN candidate to win
Marks begining of a true democratic state

PAN
A narrow win over AMLO (PRD), IFE had to recount

First PRI since 2000

5 year plans
Collectivization adn industrialization
Gosplan: central planning comission
Purges

deStalinizatin: loosening government censorship, decentralization, relaxed Cold War tensions
Cuban Missile Crisis (lost control of USSR)

Ended Reforms
Tried to cope with increasing economic problems

Last Soviet Leader
Glasnot (openness) and Perestrokia (economic reform)

Failed- but indirectly led to fall of USSR
Led by Yeltsin

"shock therapy"
Alcoholic- made him a poor president

Created a three branch government with a president, prime minister, duma (lower) and Constiutional Court (upper)

More conservative than Yeltsin
Got rid of Bolsheviks
Party: United Russia

Former Prime Minister
Rose in popularity after endorsed by Putin
While was president, many believed Putin still really ruled Russia