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 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
Women In Stalin's Era The Great Retreat And Societal Shifts
391 words
2 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Women & 'The Great Retreat 👩🔧
- Earlier: New laws 📜 on divorce & abortion ➡️ Women's freedom 🦋. Marriage seen as degrading 🙅♀️.
- 'The Great Retreat': Shift to traditional values.
- Family = Central society unit 🏡 under Stalin.
- Liberated woman ❌ in favour.
- Family Act of 1936: Encourage population growth 🌍.
- Abortion: Illegal 🚫.
- Divorce: Hard & pricey 💰.
- Rewards for more children 🍼.
- Laws against prostitution & homosexuality.
- Why? Stability after chaos from collectivization & rapid industrialization ⚙️🔧.
- Women's Role
- Still vital for industrial & agricultural revolutions.
- Jobs: clerical work, teaching, nursing, factories, coalmines, Moscow metro construction 🚇.
- Factories ➡️ crèches for working mothers.
- 1928-1940: Women workers 📈 from 3 million to 13 million.
- Pay gap & lesser promotions.
🎈 Example: Think of how working moms today benefit from daycare. Similarly, Stalin's era factories had crèches.
Health & Sport 💪
- Government focus 🎯: HEALTH!
- Hospitals & clinics construction 🏥.
- Emphasis on physical exercise 🏃♂️.
- Stadiums 🏟️ for athletics, football, ice hockey.
- State-backed sports stars 🌟.
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History HL
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
Women In Stalin's Era The Great Retreat And Societal Shifts
391 words
2 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
Women & 'The Great Retreat 👩🔧
- Earlier: New laws 📜 on divorce & abortion ➡️ Women's freedom 🦋. Marriage seen as degrading 🙅♀️.
- 'The Great Retreat': Shift to traditional values.
- Family = Central society unit 🏡 under Stalin.
- Liberated woman ❌ in favour.
- Family Act of 1936: Encourage population growth 🌍.
- Abortion: Illegal 🚫.
- Divorce: Hard & pricey 💰.
- Rewards for more children 🍼.
- Laws against prostitution & homosexuality.
- Why? Stability after chaos from collectivization & rapid industrialization ⚙️🔧.
- Women's Role
- Still vital for industrial & agricultural revolutions.
- Jobs: clerical work, teaching, nursing, factories, coalmines, Moscow metro construction 🚇.
- Factories ➡️ crèches for working mothers.
- 1928-1940: Women workers 📈 from 3 million to 13 million.
- Pay gap & lesser promotions.
🎈 Example: Think of how working moms today benefit from daycare. Similarly, Stalin's era factories had crèches.
Health & Sport 💪
- Government focus 🎯: HEALTH!
- Hospitals & clinics construction 🏥.
- Emphasis on physical exercise 🏃♂️.
- Stadiums 🏟️ for athletics, football, ice hockey.
- State-backed sports stars 🌟.
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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