The Spread of COMMUNISM after 1900 AP World History Unit 8 Topic 4 8 4

In this video Heimler walks you through the spread of communism after 1900 which aligns with the AP World History curriculum for Unit 8 Topic 4 (8.4).

In China, Mao Zedong established a communist state. As a result of his Great Leap Forward policy, over 20 million peasants died.

Around the world, communist and socialist policies manifested themselves in land reform. In Vietnam, a communist state was established under Ho Chi Minh and land was redistributed to peasants. In India, land distribution had mixed success. However, in Kerala, it was pretty successful. In Ethiopia land redistribution occurred under the brutal policies of its communist leader.