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Why did Communism gain most of its followers in largely agrarian countries that barely even had Capitalism as opposed to industrialized, developed countries where the effects of full-blown Capitalism were clearly visible?

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After WW2, several thousand former Imperial Japanese soldiers went on to fight for either side in the Chinese Civil War. What happened to them afterward?

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Why did Communist revolutions seem to predominately happen in agrarian countries that had never actually experienced full-blown Capitalism?

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What were the similarities and differences in how Rome and China assimilated their conquered peoples? And how did this affect the fate of each empire?

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Why did Communism gain most of its followers in largely agrarian countries that barely even had Capitalism as opposed to industrialized, developed countries where the effects of full-blown Capitalism were clearly visible?	69
After WW2, several thousand former Imperial Japanese soldiers went on to fight for either side in the Chinese Civil War. What happened to them afterward?	38
Why did Communist revolutions seem to predominately happen in agrarian countries that had never actually experienced full-blown Capitalism?	5
What were the similarities and differences in how Rome and China assimilated their conquered peoples? And how did this affect the fate of each empire?	3