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How Did East Asia Change From 1914 To Today

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East Asia took a drastic change between 1914 to today when great wars started to set in. In this time there were multiple changes of national identities (for example China becomes communist along with Korea dividing in two),yet there are some constant traits that failed to change (—Shintoism). The changes made were very important to the East Asian society due to the disruption of nation’s identities and the continuities kept them in check so that the changes didn’t get out of hand. The first big change that happened between 1914 to today was when China became communist. It started in 1949 on the first day in october when China’s communist leader, Mao Zedong, declared that the People’s Republic of China is to be established.This announcement
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