History HL
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Jiang's Innovative Reforms Ushering Modernization in China
416 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Introduction of several top-down reforms:
- Modernization of China's civil service.
- Improvement in quality and availability of education.
- Centralization of Chinese banks under the Bank of China.
- Shanghai stock exchange became international.
- Establishment of National Resources Commission for industry development and foreign trade.
- Adoption of schemes for better urban transport and communication.
- Government subsidies for international recognition of Chinese film industry and fashion houses in Shanghai.
- Developments in telegraphy and road-building.
Real-world example
- The subsidization of the film industry can be likened to the kind of support Hollywood receives from the US government, making it internationally renowned.
Road Building:
- Neglected area before the 1900s.
- By 1949, 50,000 miles of road, mostly gravel or flattened earth.
- Notable achievement: Burma Road, built urgently in the late 1930s for transporting war materials.
Real-world example
- The construction of the US interstate highway system which was also motivated in part by military needs.
Telecommunications:
- GMD established Chinese control over telephone and telegraph systems, previously controlled by foreign companies.
- Access was still limited; only one in 500 people had access to a phone.
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History HL
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Jiang's Innovative Reforms Ushering Modernization in China
416 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Introduction of several top-down reforms:
- Modernization of China's civil service.
- Improvement in quality and availability of education.
- Centralization of Chinese banks under the Bank of China.
- Shanghai stock exchange became international.
- Establishment of National Resources Commission for industry development and foreign trade.
- Adoption of schemes for better urban transport and communication.
- Government subsidies for international recognition of Chinese film industry and fashion houses in Shanghai.
- Developments in telegraphy and road-building.
Real-world example
- The subsidization of the film industry can be likened to the kind of support Hollywood receives from the US government, making it internationally renowned.
Road Building:
- Neglected area before the 1900s.
- By 1949, 50,000 miles of road, mostly gravel or flattened earth.
- Notable achievement: Burma Road, built urgently in the late 1930s for transporting war materials.
Real-world example
- The construction of the US interstate highway system which was also motivated in part by military needs.
Telecommunications:
- GMD established Chinese control over telephone and telegraph systems, previously controlled by foreign companies.
- Access was still limited; only one in 500 people had access to a phone.
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