AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Transformation of China, 1936-1997 November 2020 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 political situation in China in the years 1976 to 1978.

‘In the years 1936 to 1946, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) changed radically.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was Mao responsible for the Sino-Soviet split in the years 1952 to 1962?

‘The Cultural Revolution was launched to increase Mao Zedong’s personal power.’

Assess the validity of this view.