AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Transformation of China, 1936-1997 November 2021 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 China’s dealings with its neighbours in the years 1949 to 1952.

‘The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) social policies, in the years 1952 to 1962, damaged Chinese society.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did Mao Zedong’s influence in China weaken in the years 1962 to 1965?

‘China’s global influence by 1997 was primarily the result of its economic power.’

Assess the validity of this view.