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Compulsory Theme -
Compulsory Theme 7.4B China since 1949 -
syllabus |
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Key Questions and syllabus references. |
Lessons |
Additional materials and external links |
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Key Question - 1. How did a new communist
state emerge in Asia? |
Relevant
work from S6. What were the consequences of imperialism for
China in 19th century? S6
Worksheet
and
Worksheet and
PowerPoint on the era of total war which included a section
on Nanjing.
Syllabus
outline for S7
7.4B China since 1949 -
syllabus
Worksheet 1
China Philosophy and Culture
and
Worksheet 2 edited extracts from Michael
Lynch 'outline of Chinese History 1900-45' and a note on the transcription and pronunciation of
Chinese words.
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Why did Europe colonize China and not the other
way around? Interesting
extract and
fuller version from Jared Steel's bestselling Guns, Germs
and Steel. Also see the
video.
Ben Walsh complete
textbook Mao's
China 1930-76. John D Clare's revision
website on China. BBC
article Big lives, small feet: Photographing China's bound
women. Jo Farrell's
website |
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Why did the Communists come to power in China in
1949? Possible Reference Points:
Founding of the PRC (1949) |
Part one - long-term causes - deals with the
period from 1927-45.
Worksheet 3.1 and
reading
worksheet.
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Video
on China from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
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A very good US university
summary.
Extract from
Jung Chang's Wild Swans.
One Man's
Revolution. 20 minute
video
covering China 1949-76.
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Why did the Communists come to power in China in
1949? |
Part two -
short-term causes. The civil war 1945-49 -
Worksheet 3.2. |
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Key Question - 2. What differences were
there between the Chinese and Soviet systems? Possible Reference Points:
Agrarian Reform Law
(1950), Marriage Reform Law (1950)
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Worksheet 4 - How was China transformed in the period
1949-53? PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1949-53. (18 minutes) |
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Short
video
extract from the People's Century series dealing with
the same period.
See complete
Video
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How far did China model itself on the
Soviet Union initially? Key
Words -
USSR, Planned economy,
Heavy Industry, Communism, Nationalism, Dictatorship, Stalinism.
Possible Reference Points:
First Five Year Plan
(1953-57). |
Worksheet 5 - China during the First Five Year Plan (1953-7)
and essay planning
sheet to help with question 4.
Essential information
sheet about Stalin's Russia.
PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1953-57. (13 minutes)
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Excellent
BBC slideshow on art and propaganda of Communist China.
Wikipedia on the Hundred Flowers campaign.
Two useful background videos of the history of
Stalin's Russia. The
first video is from a 1980s UK documentary, 55 minutes long
dealing with the period 1928-41.
The
second video is a 20 minute BBC schools dramatic
reconstruction about the American John Scott who helped with the
building of the industrial town of Magnitogorsk.
JDC on the
social consequences of Stalin |
Why did China take a different direction so
quickly?
Key
Words -
Destalinisation,
Maoism, Mass mobilisation
Possible Reference Points:
Great Leap Forward
(1958-62) |
Worksheet 6 - The Great Leap Forward and
PowerPoint.
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As seen in class.
Video
extract from the
People's Century series.
See complete
Video
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PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1958-62. (25 minutes)
Mao's Great Famine - Recent French-Belgium
documentary
film based on Frank Dikotter's book.
Video Mao -
Hero or villain? The brilliant
Wikipedia has an excellent summary of the main causes and
consequences of the Great Leap Forward and up to date figures on
the famine debate. |
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Why did China take a different direction so
quickly? Key
Words -
Destalinisation,
Maoism, Mass mobilisation |
Worksheet 7 - The Sino-Soviet spilt and
PowerPoint Edited
video extract from Cold War covering the Sino-Soviet split.
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Interesting
article on the Smithsonian website suggesting the cause of
the Sino-Soviet spilt was Khrushchev's inability to swim.
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Why did China take a different direction so
quickly? Key
Words -
Maoism, Mass mobilisation
Possible Reference Points:
Cultural Revolution
(1966-69) |
Worksheet 8 - The Cultural Revolution and essential
additional reading from Jung Chang's
Wild Swans.
Video
extract from the
People's Century series.
PBS documentary
video dealing with the period
1962-76. (55 minutes)
Ben Walsh complete
textbook Mao's
China 1930-76. |
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Video
on China from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
One Man's
Revolution. 20 minute
video
covering China 1949-76. |
Morning Sun, a film and website about the Cultural
Revolution.
Wikipedia on the Cultural Revolution.
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Wild Swans - the story of one girl's experience of growing up
during the Cultural Revolution. The only book I have ever ripped
in half. |
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Key Question - 3. Did the opening up of
China’s economy end the Communist model?
Why was there an economic liberalisation after
1976?
Why was there no change in the political system?
Key
Words -
Deng Xiaoping,
Socialist Market Economy, Glasnost, Perestroika
Possible Reference Points:
Death of Mao (1976),
Tiananmen Square (1989),
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Worksheet 9 - From the death of Mao to
Tiananmen Square
(1976-89) Revision
table to be completed and
editable version. Edited extracts
from the PBS series:
Surviving Mao
New Generation
Tiananmen Square - 20 mins
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Video - China since Mao, BBC schools short documentary
produced in the 1980s provides a circumspect, contemporary
perspective. Short 5 min
Video - Tank Man: The amazing story behind that photo - BBC
Newsnight
Documentary about 'Tank Man' in Tiananmen Square 1989
Linda Benson -
China 1976-1989. Buy this excellent book
here. |
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How has society changed in China? Possible Reference Points:
Dissolution of the USSR (1991),
Transfer of Hong Kong (1997) and Macao (1999), OMC (2001),
Beijing Olympics (2008) |
Worksheet 10 - China since
Tiananmen Square
Revision
table to be completed and
editable version.
PowerPoint from the lesson. |
When China Rules the World - Martin
Jacques
TED lecture and short extracts from the book.
Video - China Today - BBC Newsnight 2012
What does it mean to be Chinese today? Perry
Link
article in Foreign Affairs magazine.
Linda Benson -
China since 1989. Buy this excellent book
here. |
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