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The rise of Mao and Castro: comparisons and contrasts

The rise of Mao and Castro: comparisons and contrasts

Update: 2025-05-12
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Compares and contrasts the methods and conditions which led to the rise to power of Mao in China (1949) and Castro in Cuba (1959), focusing on such themes as:

Conditions > economic factors

Conditions > social division

Conditions > impact of war

Conditions > weakness of political system

Methods > persuasion and propaganda

Methods > coercion and force

Methods > the role of leaders

Methods > Ideology

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The rise of Mao and Castro: comparisons and contrasts

The rise of Mao and Castro: comparisons and contrasts

Russel Tarr (ActiveHistory.co.uk)