exponential increase in population‚ the Chinese government has installed a “one-child policy”. The one-child policy solved the overpopulation issue in China‚ but it also introduced a variety of other problems to the country. In the early 1900 ’s‚ China ’s population was about 420 million. In the past century years‚ it had grown to 1.2 billion‚ an increase of almost 800 million people in a 100 years. (Hays) Having this many people in one area means that there is a lot of people to feed‚ clothe‚ and house
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1 Child Policy The one child policy was first introduced in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s by the central government. The population was rapidly approaching one billion‚ so Deng Xiaoping implemented the policy to reduce the growth rate of their population.The goal of the policy was the limit the vast majority of families to having only one child. The government started promoting birth control and family planning as a way of limiting family size. The policy was effective at limiting the population
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Chinas One-Child Policy Lilibeth Dejesus Geography period 7 Mrs. Barajas China’s One-Child Policy In China‚ there are more than 1.3 billion people living‚ working and building families. In 1978‚ the government created China’s one-child policy. China’s one-child policy was established by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979 to limit China’s population growth. The policy lets couples have only one child. If they have another child the mother is pressured to abort the pregnancy. The one-child
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birth rates and control the fast growing population. The solution the Chinese government came up with was the one child policy. They set up a number penalties and benefits in order to encourage the Chinese people to cooperate with this policy. The predicted outcome was to reduce the birth rates and reduce their population‚ which was ultimately affecting the Chinese economy. However‚ the one child policy created an unexpected crisis of its own‚ the creation of unequal demographics of gender and the start
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Effects of the One-Child Policy China is the most populated country in the world with a total of 1.4 billion people‚ and the population is still growing. (WDI) Overpopulation is a current issue that many countries are dealing with and hope to gain control over. In China the previous leader Mao believed that a strong nation had a large population‚ but China has doubled its population since then. Now the country is being prevented from advancing due to the effects of a large population. The effects
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China’s one-child family policy has had a great effect on the lives of nearly a quarter of the world’s population for a quarter of a century. When the policy was introduced in 1979‚ the Chinese government claimed that it was a short-term measure and that the goal was to move toward a voluntary small-family culture.1 In this article‚ we examine to what extent this goal has been achieved and the implications for the future of the policy. First we explain why the policy was introduced and how it is
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Technology in Classrooms: One Laptop per Child-A Failed Idea? Is the use of technology benefiting the students in classrooms today or is it taking away from their education? Should students be allowed to have easy access to a computer during a lecture to find relevant information or is it a distraction that puts their attention onto something completely off subject? It has certainly been argued both ways. As technology becomes more prominent in everyday life‚ the global world changes at the
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China’s One Child Policy For better‚ or For Worse When China’s population started to outgrow the country’s capacity to support it in the 1980s‚ the Chinese government introduced a policy of allowing only one child per family. China’s one-child policy is controversial: while many people understand why it was introduced‚ others think it is inhumane. The policy is highly misunderstood‚ especially in the West. In their law to only allow one child per family‚ the leaders intended to stop the upward
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China’s one child policy In eastern Asia‚ boarding the East Asian China Sea a huge country named the Chinese Republic has now over than one billion people. China had a leading civilization for centuries guiding the whole world in different fields. However‚ in the 19th and the 20th century China suffered form serious problems‚ which resulted from huge numbers of population. When China was under the leadership of Mao who believed that a strong nation must have large population‚ the population of China
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The one child policy‚ a good idea for the Chinese society‚ even though some families were greatly affected by this highly and new improved rule. World War II. Mao Zedong‚ a powerful leader won control over the Chinese society. China‚ a poor country slogged through years of war‚ disease‚ and natural disaster. Was this thought(suggestion) desired/ approved? The one child policy an effective idea which had a different effect with all families. This can go into further depth and greater detail on Document
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