DP History Questionbank

Description

This section deals with the emergence of China as a world power under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party. The process involved great upheavals in China itself as the Communist Party under Chairman Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) imposed its rule and Mao’s vision of a socialist state. A more pragmatic regime since Mao’s death has overseen the modernization of China’s economy and its emergence as a growing economic power within the global economy. Given its size, population and military strength, it had become the regional superpower by 2000.

• Establishment of the Communist state 1949‑1961; the role of Mao

• Transition to socialism; successes and failures in social and economic developments 1949‑61

• Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: causes and effects, political, social and cultural impact

• Foreign affairs 1949‑76: Sino-American relations; establishment and breakdown of Sino–Soviet relations/conflicts; China as a global power

• China after Mao: the struggle for power, “Gang of Four” and leadership of Deng Xiaoping (Teng Hsiao-p’ing) 1976‑97; political and economic developments; Jiang Zemin (Chiang T’se-min)

• China’s impact on the region: relations with other states; Hong Kong and its return to China; economic, political and social developments in Nationalist China (Taiwan)

Directly related questions

• 16N.3op3.HL.TZ0.20:

  Discuss the reasons for China’s emergence as a global power by 2000.

• 16N.3op3.HL.TZ0.19:

  “By 1961 the Chinese people’s hopes for a more prosperous and a fairer China had not been realised.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?