AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Transformation of China, 1936-1997 June 2017 question paper 7042/2P

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the improved relations between the USA and China in the years 1971/72.

How significant was foreign intervention to the outcome of the Chinese Civil War in the years 1945 to 1949?

‘The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was responsible for the consolidation of Mao’s power in China in the years 1949 to 1953.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Deng’s economic reforms were of considerable benefit to Chinese society.’

Assess the validity of this view.