B4: China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900–89

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The fall of the Qing, Warlordism and chaos, 1900–34

The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934–49

Change under Mao, 1949–63

The Cultural Revolution and its impact, 1965–76

China, 1976–89

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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

The fall of the Qing, Warlordism and chaos, 1900–34

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

The Origins of the CCP

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934–49

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 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 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 – 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

Change under Mao, 1949–63

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 RISE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, 1921-49

Establishment of the PRC, 1949

Prof. Michael Dillon, Durham University

The Cultural Revolution and its impact, 1965–76

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, 1976–89

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

Contents

Context

The fall of the Qing, Warlordism and chaos, 1900–34

The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934–49

Change under Mao, 1949–63

The Cultural Revolution and its impact, 1965–76

China, 1976–89