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  2. Literacy in China - Wikipedia

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    The literacy campaign has been carried out on a large scale throughout the country, but in the implementation process, some places have ignored reality and rushed ahead. In promoting the "rapid literacy method", there are also too hasty and unstable learning results. After the end of 1952, only 550,400 people in China needed to be made literate.

  3. History of education in China - Wikipedia

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    The history of education in China began with the birth of the Chinese civilization.Nobles often set up educational establishments for their offspring. Establishment of the imperial examinations (advocated in the Warring States period, originated in Han, founded in Tang) was instrumental in the transition from an aristocratic to a meritocratic government.

  4. Education in China - Wikipedia

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    The China Education and Research Network (CERNET), started in 1994, is now China's second largest Internet network, covering all major cities of China. The high-speed connection between it and the China Education Broadband Satellite Net opened in 2000, established a "space to earth" transmission platform for modern distance education, and ...

  5. How was the internet created? - AOL

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    It was 30 years ago this week in April 1993 that the World Wide Web came into the public domain, making it easier for millions of people to browse online. The first browser, originally called Mesh ...

  6. Simplified Chinese characters - Wikipedia

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    Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters.Their mass standardization during the 20th century was part of an initiative by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote literacy, and their use in ordinary circumstances on the mainland has been encouraged by the Chinese ...

  7. Chinese character education - Wikipedia

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    In June 1952, the Ministry of Education of China published a list of commonly used literacy characters, including 2,000 characters for use in literacy textbooks. In 1984, the Ministry of Education in China announced that the proportion of illiterate people in the total population dropped from more than 80% in 1949 to 23.5% in 1982.

  8. A look back at what the world was like when AOL began

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    Here's a look at some of the major events that took place in the world the same year that AOL started.

  9. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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    1999: America Online has over 18 million subscribers and is now the biggest internet provider in the country, with higher-than-expected earnings. It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December.