Series: Food and Famine - Great Leap Forward
China’s Great Leap Forward (1958-62) is a nationwide socio-economic project led by Mao Zedong and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...
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Ivi Fung
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Series: Food and famine – Wars, droughts, and food crisis in the Republic of China
The Chinese Republican era (1912-1949) is the time when American relief worker Walter Mallory famously named China the ...
Ivi Fung
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Series: Food and Famine – Qing Dynasty
It was not obvious to the people at the time that they would face famines. In late Ming, “New World '' grains, like corn, sweet potatoes...
Ivi Fung
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Series: Food and Famine – Ming Dynasty
What did people in the Ming Dynasty (1368 -1644) eat? This depends on whether you ask...
Marvin Lee
Nov 23, 20212 min read
Series: The Great Emperors - Elizabeth the First
The Virgin Queen Unexpected coronation Henry VIII's second wife, Anna Boleyn, gave birth to Elizabeth, but she was executed two years...
William Wong
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Series: The Great Emperors - Alexander the First of Russia
The defender of Europe To cope with the military threat Alexander I had to resolve the foreign military threats because the Ottoman...
Marvin Lee
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Series: The Great Emperors - Napoleon
A political and military genius Early career Napoleon started shining after the Siege of Toulon and the defeat of royalist rebellion...
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