38.2: The making of modern China, 1860-1997 - History

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38.2: The making of modern China, 1860-1997

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

The Origins of the CCP

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

The Kuomintang

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

The CCP-KMT United Front, 1923-27

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

The Shanghai Massacre and the Nanjing Decade, 1927-37

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

Retreat and Consolidation, 1927-34

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

The Long March, 1934-35

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

The Yan’an Period, 1936-43

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

Communist Victory, 1943-49

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

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

Establishment of the PRC, 1949

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham 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

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

What was China like in 1936?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

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

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

The Cultural Revolution, 1966-76

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

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

Was China better off in 1936 or 1976?

Prof. Yangwen Zheng, Manchester University

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

China and the West: 2,000 Years of Trade

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

Coastal Trade in China in the 17th-18th Centuries

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The Growth of the Opium Trade: Part I

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The Growth of the Opium Trade: Part II

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The Case For and Against Opium

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The Causes of the First Opium War

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The First Opium War, 1839-42

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE FIRST OPIUM WAR, 1839-42

The Consequences of the First Opium War

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

What is China?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

Why does China have a Communist Party?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

Who was Mao Zedong?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

How did China become so rich?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

What was the Cultural Revolution?

Prof. Kerry Brown, King's College London

CHINA – THE MAKING OF MODERN CHINA

How long is Chinese history?

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

Economic Development, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

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

US-China Relations – 1968-82

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

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

US-China Relations – 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

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

Political Developments, 1979-97

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

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

China and the World in 1997

Prof. Frank Ching, HKUST

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

Why did the Japanese occupy Manchuria in 1931?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

What were the causes of the outbreak of war in 1937?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

Why did Japan lose the war?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war shape Chinese society?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war influence China’s economy?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1937-45

How did the war influence Chinese politics?

Dr Tehyun Ma, Sheffield University

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

Opium War to the Treaty of Tianjin, 1842-58

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

Internal Rebellions, 1850-64

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

The Self-Strengthening Movement – Phase I, 1861-72

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

Self-Strengthening Movement: Phase II, 1872-85

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

Self-Strengthening Movement: Phase III, 1885-95

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

Hundred Days' Reform, 1898

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

The Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1900

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY, 1842-1911

The End of the Qing Dynasty, 1900-11

Dr Lars Laamann, SOAS, University of London

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

Political Exchange

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

Cultural Exchange

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

The Invasion of Manchuria

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

Life in Manchukuo

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

The Chinese Experience of War

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University

CHINA – SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, C.1840-1945

China and the Second World War

Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Sheffield University