AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Transformation of China, 1936-1997 June 2024 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 Great Leap Forward.

How successful was Jiang Jieshi in carrying out the GMD’s principles of Nationalism, Democracy and the People’s Livelihood before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war?

‘Conflict over Xinjiang was the main cause of the deterioration in Sino-Soviet relations in the years 1962 to 1966.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Shanghai Radicals were the most powerful group in China in the years 1969 to 1976.’

Assess the validity of this view.