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4. Impact of political developments (1976–2020)
Inquiry Topic: Impact of political developments (1976–2020) Following the death of Mao in 1976, new freedoms took place in the economy. However, these freedoms did not extend to the political sphere for...
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a. Power struggle following the death of Mao
Inquiry Topic: Impact of political developments (1976–2020 Specified content: Power struggle following death of Mao, including Hua Guofeng and emergence of Deng Xiaoping Despite Mao naming Hua Guofeng...
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b. Tiananmen Square (1989)
Inquiry Topic: Impact of political developments (1976–2020 Specified content: Tiananmen Square Despite the dramatic economic changes in China under Deng, hopes for corresponding changes in political freedoms...
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4. The People's Republic of China: Essay frames and writing exercises
This page contains a variety of essay writing exercises and essay plans for this topic. Task One ATL: thinking skills 1. In pairs consider the following essay: To what extent was Mao's rule after 1955...
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1. Mao consolidation and maintenance of power (1949–1976)
Inquiry Topic: Mao consolidation and maintenance of power (1949–1976) Mao became leader of China in 1949 having achieved victory over the nationalist forces which had fled to Taiwan. However, Mao still...
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4. Brezhnev (1964 - 1982)
Brezhnev's years as President of the USSR are remembered as a period when the Soviet Union emerged as a major nuclear player in the Cold War; however, it was also a period which saw the reversal of Khrushchev's...
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d. Relations with the US
Inquiry Topic: Foreign policy successes and failures under Mao (1949–1976) Specified content: Relations with the USA, including “ping–pong” diplomacy In the context of the Cold War, which was developing...
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3. Foreign policy successes and failures under Mao
Inquiry Topic: Foreign policy successes and failures under Mao (1949–1976) This section examines China's relationship with both the USA and the USSR 1949 to 1976. In both cases, hostility and tensions...
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a. Involvement in the Korean War
Inquiry Topic: Foreign policy successes and failures under Mao (1949–1976) Specified Content: involvement in the Korean War The Korean War was in many ways a victory for Mao and the new People's Republic...
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2. Economic and social transformations and challenges under Mao (1949–1976)
Inquiry topic: Economic and social transformations and challenges under Mao (1949–1976) Mao could not immediately introduce a Communist utopia in China. The country had been ravaged by war and civil war...