| S7 4hr History |
Last
update -
17 May 2023 |
Official European
School History S7 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German |
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Europe and the World
since 1945 |
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7.4B |
China since 1949 |
S7 4 period |
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Theme |
15 lessons |
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1.
How did a new communist state emerge in Asia?
2.
What differences were there between the Chinese
and Soviet systems?
3.
Did the opening up of China’s economy end the
Communist model? |
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Why did the Communists come to power in
China in 1949?
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How far did China model itself on the
Soviet Union initially?
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Why did China take a different direction
so quickly?
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What was Maoism?
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In what ways was it similar to the Soviet
communism?
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Why was there an economic liberalisation
after 1976?
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Why was there no change in the political
system?
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How has society changed in China?
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Key Words |
People’s Republic of
China, USSR, Planned economy, Heavy Industry, Communism,
Nationalism, Dictatorship, Stalinism, Destalinisation,
Maoism, Mass mobilisation, Deng Xiaoping, Socialist
Market Economy, Glasnost, Perestroika
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Possible Reference Points |
Founding of the PRC
(1949), Death of Stalin (1953), Agrarian Reform Law
(1950), Marriage Reform Law (1950), First Five Year Plan
(1953-57), Great Leap Forward (1958-62), Cultural
Revolution (1966-69), Death of Mao (1976), Tiananmen
Square (1989), Dissolution of the USSR (1991), Transfer
of Hong Kong (1997) and Macao (1999), OMC (2001),
Beijing Olympics (2008)
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Syllabus Links |
·6.4F
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7.4A |
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