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5. Castro's Cuba: Paper 2 practice questions Free
There are two sections in the examination paper; Section A and Section B. The pages below contain practice questions for Section A and Section B, Part A. As Section B, Part B requires you to use a range...
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6. China under Mao: videos
On this page you will find some suggestions and links to videos that can be used as well as teacher notes with suggestions as to how the videos can be used with students. Questions for each video are...
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5. The People's Republic of China (1949 - 2005): videos
On this page you will find some suggestions and links to videos that can be used as well as teacher notes with suggestions as to how the videos can be used with students. Questions for each video are...
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3. China under Mao: How did authoritarian rule affect people’s lives?
Inquiry question: How did authoritarian rule affect people’slives? Lines of Inquiry: This section examines the impact of Mao's rule on ordinary people's lives....
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2. China under Mao: How was authoritarian rule maintained?
Mao and the CCP had consolidated authoritarian rule by 1953. The pages below examine how authoritarian rule was maintained over the next two decades. Inquiry question: How was authoritarian rule maintained?...
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1. China under Mao: Why did an authoritarian state emerge?
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the leadership of Mao Zedong achieved victory against the Nationalist forces - the Guomindang (GMD) in 1949 following two decades of conflict which involved not...
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4. How was authoritarian rule challenged?
Inquiry question: How was authoritarian rule challenged? Lines of Inquiry: Castro was generally successful in dealing with internal challenges to his rule; the main challenge came from outside Cuba -...
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1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry
Theme 1: Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord Theme 1 of this Topic covers the key developments in the Cold War from 1943 through to 1949. Essay planning activities and essay frames for Theme 1 can be found here:...
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d. Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966
Mao’s ‘Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution’ was launched in May 1966. His declared that his aim was to initiate a revolution at the very heart of traditional Chinese ‘culture’. He wanted to eliminate...
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i. The Soviet threat, 1949 - 1979
Inquiry question: How was authoritarian rule challenged? Line of Inquiry: External threats Immediately after 1949, China was supported economically by the Soviet Union. However, the underlying tensions...