2E.1: Mao's China, 1949-76

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Establishing communist rule

Agriculture and industry, 1949–65

The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76

Establishing communist rule

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

Why does China have a Communist Party?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE RISE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 1921-49

Establishment of the PRC, 1949

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

Who was Mao Zedong?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

From Mao to Deng

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

Political Developments, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

Why did the Communists win the Chinese Civil War?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

What challenges did the CCP face when they came to power in 1949?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

Agriculture and industry, 1949–65

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

How did China become so rich?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The First Five-Year Plan, 1953-7

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The Great Leap Forward, 1958-62

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – DENG XIAOPING AND THE OPENING OF CHINA, 1979-97

Economic Development, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

What was the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR AND MAOIST CHINA, 1937-76

The Cultural Revolution, 1966-76

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What was the meaning of the name ‘Cultural Revolution’?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution when he did?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Is it accurate to describe the Cultural Revolution as the ‘decade of disaster’?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

To what extent were Mao’s motives ideological rather than political?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What was the role of the Red Guards in Mao’s strategy?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

Why was traditional Chinese culture a prime target in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

What part did Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, play in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

How important was Lin Biao in the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

CHINA – THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, 1966-76

To what extent was the Cultural Revolution a success?

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

Contents

Establishing communist rule

Agriculture and industry, 1949–65

The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76