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Date November 2016 Marks available 3 Reference code 16N.1s3a.BP.TZ0.1
Level Both SL and HL Paper Paper 1 (Communism in crisis 1976–89) - last exams 2016 Time zone TZ0
Command term What Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

Source B

Chen Yizi [Ch’en I-tzu], a former political advisor to the Chinese government, writing in an academic article, “The Decision Process Behind the 1986–1989 Political Reforms” (1995).

Through 1986, discussion of political reform took place only internally and was not allowed to develop into a broad public discussion. People who heard that the effort was under way became discontented that these reforms did not proceed more quickly and democratization did not progress further. Students … became increasingly vocal in expressing their discontent with the many problems accompanying the reform programme, such as inflation and continuing lack of freedom of speech and of the press. At the end of the year, the students took to the streets … the movement was soon suppressed.

During this period, reformist leaders such as Hu Yaobang [Hu Yao-pang] and Zhao Ziyang [Chao Tzu-yang] were attacked by the conservatives for their tolerant attitude towards

Source E

Chai Ling, a student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, makes a speech to the assembled crowds at Tiananmen Square.

What, according to Source B, were the limits of political reform in Deng Xiaoping’s [Teng Hsiao-p’ing’s] China?

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What is the message conveyed by Source E?

[2]
b.

Markscheme

Award [1] for each relevant point up to a maximum of [3].

[3 marks]

a.

Award [1] for each relevant point up to a maximum of [2].

[2 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Last exams 2016 » Prescribed subjects: last exams 2016 » Prescribed subject 3: Communism in crisis 1976‑89 » China under Deng Xiaoping: political changes, and their limits, culminating in Tiananmen Square (1989)
Last exams 2016 » Prescribed subjects: last exams 2016 » Prescribed subject 3: Communism in crisis 1976‑89
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