History HL
25
Chapters
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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)
History HL
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Impact of Mao's Cultural Revolution: Human Suffering and Economic Crisis
474 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Life in the Camps: A Chilling Reality 🏞️
- What were the camps? 🤔
- Places of extreme dehumanization. Imagine being forced to do the toughest, most humiliating jobs.
- Suffered from systematic starvation. That's like being made to work out all day without being given a sandwich at the end!
- Location, Location, Location 🗺️
- Picture the coldest winter or the hottest summer day you've experienced. Now, imagine facing that every day in some of the worst camps located in the most inhospitable parts of China.
- Food for Confession! 🍚
- To get even the tiniest bit of food, prisoners had to confess to their 'crimes'. No confession, no food. Worse, they faced sleep deprivation, beatings, and more starvation.
- Cold Hard Facts ❄️
- 10 million: Average prisoners every year during Mao's time.
- 25 million: Total prisoners that died. This includes suicides, hunger, ill treatment, and executions.
- 5000: Total labour camps by 1976.
🔥 Hot Tip: The prison's term for suicide was "alienating themselves from the Party and the people". Dark, right?
Economic Crash Course: The Cultural Revolution 📉
- What's the Cultural Revolution? 🌀
- It caused huge economic disruptions! Imagine your computer crashing right before a big assignment is due. But on a country-wide scale!
- Some 'Not-So-Fun' Facts 📊
- 🏭 Industrial production? Down 13.8%.
- 🛠️ Steel output? Dropped like your favorite song's bass - from 15 million tonnes to 11 million.
- 🚂 Rail freight? Went down from 555 million tonnes to 421 million.
- 🌾 Agricultural production? Took a 2% dive.
- 💰 And the PRC's deficit? It went from 1 billion yuan to a whopping 2.25 billion yuan.
- The "Belt-Tightening" Measures! ⛓️
- State companies' assets? Frozen. That's like freezing your pocket money!
- Bank transactions? Restricted. Imagine banks acting like the strictest parents!
- Want to travel between provinces? 🚌 You need a permit!
- Buying cooking oil and rice? 🍚 Special permits only!
🎈 Fun Fact: Officials kept saying everything was "not merely good, but excellent" - even when things were clearly not excellent. Ever had a friend pretend everything's fine when it's not? Just like that!
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History HL
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Impact of Mao's Cultural Revolution: Human Suffering and Economic Crisis
474 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Life in the Camps: A Chilling Reality 🏞️
- What were the camps? 🤔
- Places of extreme dehumanization. Imagine being forced to do the toughest, most humiliating jobs.
- Suffered from systematic starvation. That's like being made to work out all day without being given a sandwich at the end!
- Location, Location, Location 🗺️
- Picture the coldest winter or the hottest summer day you've experienced. Now, imagine facing that every day in some of the worst camps located in the most inhospitable parts of China.
- Food for Confession! 🍚
- To get even the tiniest bit of food, prisoners had to confess to their 'crimes'. No confession, no food. Worse, they faced sleep deprivation, beatings, and more starvation.
- Cold Hard Facts ❄️
- 10 million: Average prisoners every year during Mao's time.
- 25 million: Total prisoners that died. This includes suicides, hunger, ill treatment, and executions.
- 5000: Total labour camps by 1976.
🔥 Hot Tip: The prison's term for suicide was "alienating themselves from the Party and the people". Dark, right?
Economic Crash Course: The Cultural Revolution 📉
- What's the Cultural Revolution? 🌀
- It caused huge economic disruptions! Imagine your computer crashing right before a big assignment is due. But on a country-wide scale!
- Some 'Not-So-Fun' Facts 📊
- 🏭 Industrial production? Down 13.8%.
- 🛠️ Steel output? Dropped like your favorite song's bass - from 15 million tonnes to 11 million.
- 🚂 Rail freight? Went down from 555 million tonnes to 421 million.
- 🌾 Agricultural production? Took a 2% dive.
- 💰 And the PRC's deficit? It went from 1 billion yuan to a whopping 2.25 billion yuan.
- The "Belt-Tightening" Measures! ⛓️
- State companies' assets? Frozen. That's like freezing your pocket money!
- Bank transactions? Restricted. Imagine banks acting like the strictest parents!
- Want to travel between provinces? 🚌 You need a permit!
- Buying cooking oil and rice? 🍚 Special permits only!
🎈 Fun Fact: Officials kept saying everything was "not merely good, but excellent" - even when things were clearly not excellent. Ever had a friend pretend everything's fine when it's not? Just like that!
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟
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