China Essay Plans Flashcards
(21 cards)
Extent of change
Opposition to the Chinese Government
1900-49
- Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
- Xinhai Revolution (1911)
- Warlord Era (1916-28)
- May the Fourth Movement (1919)
- War Against Japan (1937-45)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49)
- origins of opposition
- success of opposition
- aims of opposition
Extent of change
Leadership of China
1900-89
- Xinhai Revolution (1911), imperial rule to Yuan Shikai
- Warlord Era (1916-28), Yuan Shikai to Warlords
- Northern Expedition (1926-28), Warlords to GMD
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49), GMD to CCP
- Communist China under Mao Zedong (1949-76)
- Role of the Gang of Four
- Hua Guofeng (1976-78)
- Communist China under Deng Xiaoping (1978-89)
- source of government authority
- how centralised the government was
- effectiveness of the government
- extent of opposition to government
- policies implemented by government
Extent of change
Mao’s control of China
1949-76
- Early changes under Mao (1949-57)
- Hundred Flowers Campaign (1957)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- degree of violence
- degree of opposition
- effectiveness of control
Extent of change
Relationship between USSR and China
1923-69
- The First United Front (1923-27)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49)
- Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1950)
- Sino-Soviet Split (1959)
(others: Bolshevik advisers after 1917, Soviet support 1952-62)
- political support
- economic support
Extent of change
Foreign influences
1900-62
- Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
- The First United Front (1923-27)
- War Against Japan (1937-45)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49)
- Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1950)
- Sino-Soviet Split (1959)
- political influence
- economic influence
- military influence
Extent of change
Lives of peasants
- Stability of governance (Long March to GMD rule to War Against Japan to Civil War) (1)
- Land ownership (Agrarian Reform Law to Collectivisation) (3)
- Quality of life (Great Famine) (2)
- Rights of female peasants (1950 Marriage Law) (4)
Extent of change
Role of women
1949-79
- Marriage Law (1950)
- Policies for women political participation (1949-62)
- One-Child Policy (1979)
- impact on daily life
- number of women affected
Extent of change
Family life
1949-79
- Marriage Law (1950)
- Collectivisation (1958-62)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- One-Child Policy (1979)
- impact on daily life
- scope of impact
Extent of change
Agriculture
1950-78
- Agrarian Reform Law (1950)
- Mutual Aid Teams (1953-55)
- Collectivisation (1958-62)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- Deng’s agricultural reforms
- impact on daily lives
- ownership
Extent of change
Industry
1952-89
- First Five-Year Plan (1952-57)
- Great Leap Forward (1958-62)
- Deng’s industrial reforms
- economic impact
- impact on daily lives
Extent of change
Society
- Changes in education
- Changes in politics
- Changes in the role of women
Significance of change/key turning point
Position of the CCP
1921-49
- Shanghai Massacres (1927) (4)
- Long March (1934-35) (3)
- War Against Japan (1937-45) (2)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49) (1)
- support for the CCP
- military strength compared to the GMD
Significance of change/key turning point
Threats to the GMD
1927-49
- Chiang Kai-shek, military failures in War Against Japan and Civil War (3)
- Japan, Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (1931) and War Against Japan (1937-45) (2)
- CCP, Shanghai Massacres (1927) and Chinese Civil War (1946-49) (1)
- support for the threat
- military strength compared to the GMD
Significance of change/key turning point
Relationship between USSR and China
1923-69
- The First United Front (1923-27) (4)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49) (3)
- Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1950) (2)
- Sino-Soviet Split (1959) (1)
- political support
- economic support
Significance of change/key turning point
Economy
1950-89
- Agrarian Reform Law (1950)
- Mutual Aid Teams (1953-55)
- Collectivisation (1958-62)
- First Five-Year Plan (1952-57)
- Great Leap Forward (1958-62)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- Deng’s agricultural reforms
- Deng’s industrial reforms
- impact on daily lives
- scope of impact
Significance of change/key turning point
Role of women
- Political involvement
- Family life
- Employment
Significance of change/key turning point
Daily lives of the people
1950-89
- Marriage Law (1950)
- Collectivisation and Great Leap Forward (1958-62)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- One-Child Policy (1979)
- Tiananmen Square (1989)
- number of people affected
- degree of impact
Significance of change/key turning point
Ways the government dealt with opposition
1951-89
- Anti-Rightist Campaign (1957)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
- Tiananmen Square (1989)
(others: Thought Reform Campaign, Three- and Five-Anti Campaign)
- effectiveness of dealing with opposition
- degree of violence used to deal with opposition
Effects of change
Economy
1952-89
- First Five-Year Plan (1952-57)
- Great Leap Forward (1958-62)
- Deng’s industrial reforms
- impact on daily life
- economic impact
Causes of change
Position of the CCP
1926-49
- Shanghai Massacres (1927) (4)
- Long March (1934-35) (3)
- Chinese Civil War (1946-49) (1)
- Mao’s leadership (Long March to War Against Japan to Chinese Civil War)
- support for the CCP
- military strength compared to the GMD
Causes of change
Threats to the GMD
1934-49
- GMD, their own weaknesses (3)
- Japan, War Against Japan (1937-45) (2)
- CCP, Chinese Civil War (1946-49) (1)
- support for the threat
- military strength compared to the GMD
