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 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Social Revolutions: Mao Vs. Deng's China (1949-97)
604 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Social Change under Deng Xiaoping (1976-97) 🎉
- Background Deets: Enter Deng! If Mao was a rock band shaking things up, think of Deng as the DJ remixing all the tunes.
- Flipping the Script on Economy 💸
- Deng looked at Mao's policies and went "Ctrl+Z" (that's "undo" in computer speak). Big social changes followed.
- Four Modernisations 🌆
- Deng's plan? Make things modern! Incentives = rewards for hard work. It's like getting bonus points for extra effort in a game.
- Result? Up, up, and away with social mobility! Think of it as moving from level 1 to level 100 in your fave game.
- Hello, Middle Class! 👋🏙️
- Real-world example: Remember when everyone suddenly wanted avocado toast? It's like that with the middle class - it grew and became THE trend in China.
- Why? Because China was moving from farms to cities, from cows to computers. More chances to make money and chase those dreams!
- Rise of the Dream Chasers 🌠
- People with skills (like being super good at something) got the green light to chase their dreams and make that cash. It's like being really good at baking and then opening your own cupcake shop!
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Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Social Revolutions: Mao Vs. Deng's China (1949-97)
604 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
Social Change under Mao Zedong (1949-76) 🎈
- Background Deets: Mao? Oh boy, he was a big deal! He shook up China in so many ways during his reign.
- What's Collectivisation? 🚜
- Imagine if you had your own mini farm and suddenly someone said, "Hey, let's merge all our mini farms into one big farm and share everything." That's collectivisation! But for peasants? Huge shakeup from their old-school ways!
- Not-so-Great Leap Forward (1958) 🙈
- Real-world example: Ever tried to jump across a puddle and ended up in a splash? That was Mao with the Great Leap Forward.
- Result? Massive Famine. Think of it like running out of snacks at a party - but way worse.
- Cultural Revolution Party (1966-76) 🎭
- Mao was like, "Out with the old and in with the new!" He was aiming for a super new society, kind of like updating from an old phone to the latest model.
- But wait, there's a twist! It wasn't all fun and games. Mao wanted to trash the "four olds" which were old ideas, cultures, customs, and habits.
- Say Whaaat? Power to the People? 🤔
- Mao's squad, the CCP, said "Power to the people!" But really, Mao was all about getting everyone to follow his lead. Think of him as the lead dancer in a flash mob, and everyone HAS to follow his moves!
- Dark Times: Laogai Prisons 🚫
- Real-world example: Remember that detention you got for being late to class? Multiply its strictness by a million, and you have laogai prisons. All about forcing people to conform.
- Mao's Silver Lining? 🌥️
- Even with all the drama, Mao did boost education and health care. It's like being grounded but getting extra dessert after dinner.
- Lady Power? Not Really...💪👩
- Mao's team said, "Yay! Women are free!" But... many women ended up with more duties than before. It's like being told you can pick any ice cream flavor, but then being handed plain vanilla.
Social Change under Deng Xiaoping (1976-97) 🎉
- Background Deets: Enter Deng! If Mao was a rock band shaking things up, think of Deng as the DJ remixing all the tunes.
- Flipping the Script on Economy 💸
- Deng looked at Mao's policies and went "Ctrl+Z" (that's "undo" in computer speak). Big social changes followed.
- Four Modernisations 🌆
- Deng's plan? Make things modern! Incentives = rewards for hard work. It's like getting bonus points for extra effort in a game.
- Result? Up, up, and away with social mobility! Think of it as moving from level 1 to level 100 in your fave game.
- Hello, Middle Class! 👋🏙️
- Real-world example: Remember when everyone suddenly wanted avocado toast? It's like that with the middle class - it grew and became THE trend in China.
- Why? Because China was moving from farms to cities, from cows to computers. More chances to make money and chase those dreams!
- Rise of the Dream Chasers 🌠
- People with skills (like being super good at something) got the green light to chase their dreams and make that cash. It's like being really good at baking and then opening your own cupcake shop!
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Social Change under Mao Zedong (1949-76) 🎈