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The major political transformation that took place in China after World War II, was the beginning of the Communist regime led by Mao Zedong, in 1949. Mao led the Communist army to a victory over the Nationalistic army in the Chinese Civil War. In 1949, Mao declared the beginning of the People's Republic of China. This change in the form of government shaped the nation’s approach to modernization and industrialization in that Mao established what was known as the Great Leap Foward that tried to modernize the country and put ii on the international scene.