The Transformation of China

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying political developments in China in the years 1956/57.

‘Popular support was more important than military factors in bringing about the Communist victory in the Civil War by 1949.’

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To what extent did the Chinese people benefit from the social policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the years 1962 to 1966?

‘Deng Xiaoping transformed agriculture and industry in the years 1978 to 1984.’

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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.’

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

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With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the beginnings of the Cultural Revolution.

‘The CCP’s successful consolidation of power in China, in the years 1949 to 1952, was due to its policy of land reform.’

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‘The most significant impact of the Great Leap Forward on China, in the years 1958 to 1962, was economic.’

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To what extent did Deng Xiaoping’s policies, in the years 1978 to 1986, benefit the Chinese people?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Tiananmen Square demonstrations of 1989.

‘The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had firm control over China by 1949.’

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‘Mao’s motives for launching the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1957 were to give Chinese intellectuals greater freedom to offer criticism.’

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To what extent did Communist China’s international position become stronger in the years 1966 to 1976?

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.’

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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.’

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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.’

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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.’

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With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the ways in which the Chinese Communist Party established control of China in the years 1949 to 1952.

To what extent was there stability in China, under the Guomindang (GMD) in 1936?

To what extent did government policies, in the years 1962 to 1966, transform the Chinese economy?

‘In the years 1966 to 1976, the most significant impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese society was its effect on young people.’

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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.

‘Jiang Jieshi’s government was strengthened by its handling of the Sino-Japanese war.’

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How significant was the role of the PLA in the Cultural Revolution?

‘The Tiananmen Square demonstrations of 1989 were the result of Deng Xiaoping’s economic policies.’

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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.’

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

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