China 1945 -1989

• History
• Secondary Education
• Age 12

China 1945 -1989

The People's Republic of China is declared by Mao

Speak Bitterness Campaign is launched to carry out the Land Reform Act

Collectivisation is implemented as part of the First Five Year Plan

"Let one hundred flowers bloom! Let one hundred schools of thought contend!"

Mao urges students to, "Bombard the headquarters!"

Peng Dehuai's letter is distributed at the Lushan Conference  

Deng declares; "to get rich is glorious!"

What is Maoism?
How is it different to Marxism?

What are the key elements of Maoism?

What were the key strengths of the CCP?

What were the key weaknesses of the Nationalists?

How do you think the Sino-Japanese war impacted China?

Impact of the Sino-Japanese war

• Significant loss of life, economic devastation, and the rise of communist support
• The formation of the Second United Front enabled the CCP to consolidate its base in Yan’an and increase its strength

Impact of the Sino-Japanese war

Historian Jonathan Fenby described the war as, “an extended body blow for a regime already shot through with weaknesses. The length, scale and nature of the conflict had debilitated China and the Nationalists”. 

The war left the Nationalist government in a vulnerable position, while the CCP managed to consolidate and expand their support, placing them in a more favourable position as China moved towards civil war.

Identify two key outcomes of the
Sino-Japanese War

Given the tremendous support given to the GMD, what were they still unable to win against the CCP

Summarise the reasons for the CCP victory in 1949

Identify Mao's three successful reforms

What was the Hundred Flowers campaign?

What were some criticisms emerging from the Hundred Flowers campaign?

Author Christine Vidal's idea that "repression was not the initial aim of Mao and of his Hundred Flowers policy", is an example of:

1. a western liberal view of the events
2. a libertarian view of events
3. Dengism
4. a Maoist view of the events

What were the consequences
of the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

What was the Great Leap Forward?

Outline the reasons for the GLF

Identify the key features of the GLF

Summarise the results of the GLF

Reasons for the failure of the GLF

Identify the important outcomes of the Lushan Conference