Our next unit will explore the rise and rule of Mao Zedong.  Mao is our final leader of an authoritarian state, a "key" figure in a civil war and an important player in a number of Cold War Crises.   This unit will help you support you in answering the Paper 2 Topics 10, 11 and 12.  We will be guided by the following key questions:

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1. What were the causes of the Chinese Civil War?

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2. What were the tactics, foreign support, outside events and key turning points that led to CCP victory in the Chinese Civil War?

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3. How did Mao Zedong and the CCP establish control in China?

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4. What role did China play in the origin, escalation and conclusion of the Korean War? (CW Crisis)

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5. What role did China play in the origin, escalation and conclusion of the Chinese Offshore Island Crises of 1954/1958?

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6. What were the causes, key events and consequences of the Great Leap Forward?

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7. What were the reasons for the Sino-Soviet Split and what impact did it have on the Cold War?

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8. What were the causes, key events and consequences of the Cultural Revolution?

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9. Why did the United States reopen relations with China and how did it impact the Cold War?

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10. How should history judge Mao Zedong and his rule in China from 1949-1976?