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2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997

  • 13 subtopics
  • 80 things to know
  • Component 2

What 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 covers

Option 2P is a depth study of China, taken as one of the Component 2 choices. It runs from the civil war and Communist victory through the transition to socialism and the Cultural Revolution to the reforms under Deng Xiaoping.

Where it is assessed

Component 2

A depth study, of which a student sits one.

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The 13 subtopics

Each one has its own page. AQA AS History students sit this topic in the first year.

What you need to know

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What was the He-Umezu Agreement of 1935?

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What were Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People?

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How did anti-communism feature in GMD ideology?

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What slogan summarised Jiang's strategic priorities in the 1930s?

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Which regions benefited most from GMD infrastructure development?

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What was the CCP's initial revolutionary focus following orthodox Marxism?

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What military strategy did Mao develop for the CCP?

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Who kidnapped Jiang Jieshi during the Xi'an Incident?

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What characterised military cooperation between the GMD and CCP during the war against Japan?

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What happened immediately after Japanese surrender in August 1945?

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What was the Marshall Mission?

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How did the Soviet occupation of Manchuria benefit the CCP?

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What was the approximate size of the GMD army in 1946?

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How did corruption affect the GMD's political position in 1946?

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Where were CCP base areas concentrated in 1946?

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What military approach did Mao emphasise that contributed to Communist success in the Civil War?

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How did hyperinflation contribute to Nationalist weakness during the Civil War?

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Why was military overextension a problem for the Nationalists?

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How did the condition of transport infrastructure affect the new PRC government?

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When and where was the People's Republic of China proclaimed?

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What bodies formed the apex of CCP power in the new regime?

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What was the Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries campaign and when did it occur?

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Name the fourth 'anti' targeted in the Five-Antis campaign.

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What media and methods were used for CCP propaganda in the early PRC?

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What was the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance, and when was it signed?

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What were the human costs of the Korean War for China?

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Why was the PRC unable to invade Taiwan despite regarding it as a renegade province?

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What was the purpose of the Hundred Flowers Campaign launched in 1956–1957?

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What was the Anti-Rightist Campaign (1957–1959) and who did it target?

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What form of assistance did China receive from the Soviet Union during the First Five Year Plan?

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What were Agricultural Producers' Cooperatives and when were peasants forced into them?

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Who was Peng Dehuai and what did he do at the Lushan Conference in 1959?

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How did the disruption of traditional farming methods contribute to the failure of the Great Leap Forward?

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Define rectification campaigns in the context of Maoist China.

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What were the social impacts of collectivisation on peasants?

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What forces did China send to intervene in the Korean War and which side did they support?

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Why was Mao Zedong's position within the CCP leadership weakened by 1962?

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Who led the pragmatist faction and what was their priority?

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What was Chen Boda's position and how did he support Mao?

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What was the official title of the Little Red Book and when was it distributed throughout the PLA?

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When was the Socialist Education Movement launched and what were its aims?

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How did Liu Shaoqi's policies change household involvement in agricultural production?

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What legislation continued to shape women's legal position between 1962 and 1966?

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What did Jiang Qing promote to replace traditional Chinese opera and Western-influenced performances?

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What healthcare change was a benefit of communist rule by the mid-1960s?

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What disagreement about Soviet leadership contributed to the Sino-Soviet split?

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What ideological disagreement about the future contributed to the Sino-Soviet split?

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Why did Xinjiang become a source of Sino-Soviet conflict?

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Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution in terms of his position within the party?

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What social and ideological goals did Mao pursue through the Cultural Revolution?

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Which group within the party leadership did Mao particularly target during the Cultural Revolution?

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What types of actions did the Red Guards carry out?

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Beyond party officials, which groups became targets as the Cultural Revolution widened?

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How were the Red Guards suppressed from 1968?

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In what ways were young people affected by the Cultural Revolution?

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What specific actions were taken in attacks on the Four Olds?

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What was ping-pong diplomacy?

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How many times since 1949 had Deng Xiaoping been purged before emerging as Hua Guofeng's rival for power?

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What two positions did Hua Guofeng hold simultaneously after Mao's death?

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What alleged instruction from Mao did Hua Guofeng use to legitimise his leadership?

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What were the Gang of Four officially blamed for during their trial?

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Did Deng Xiaoping ever hold the formal positions of Party Chairman or President?

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What was Hua Guofeng's 'Two Whatevers' policy?

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What slogan did Deng Xiaoping promote as an alternative to the 'Two Whatevers'?

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What institutional change did Deng promote regarding the relationship between the Communist Party and government?

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Where were Special Economic Zones located geographically?

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What could SOEs do with their profits under Deng's reforms that they couldn't before?

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What term describes the hybrid system combining market economics with one-party rule that Deng created?

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What did activist Wei Jingsheng call for that led to the suppression of the Democracy Wall movement?

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Why was Hu Yaobang dismissed from his position in 1987?

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What position did Zhao Ziyang hold at the time of the Tiananmen protests?

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What was Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour and when did it occur?

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What power does China's permanent Security Council seat give it?

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What earlier diplomatic breakthrough did improved Sino-American relations under Deng build upon?

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What was Mao's military strategy and land policy in the Yan'an period?

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What were rectification campaigns, and who was labelled a class enemy?

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What happened to communes in the 1980s, and where and why were Special Economic Zones set up?

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What was Deng's Southern Tour of 1992, and what did he call for?

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How was Hong Kong returned to China?

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What did One Country, Two Systems guarantee Hong Kong?

Take 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 further

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Commonly confused

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  • Great Leap Forward vs Cultural Revolution

    Great Leap Forward: campaign for rapid collectivised industrial and agricultural transformation. Cultural Revolution: mass political campaign attacking alleged ideological and institutional enemies.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    When did Japan occupy Manchuria?

    Model answer

    1931

  2. 2

    What was the name of the puppet state Japan established in Manchuria?

    Model answer

    Manchukuo

  3. 3

    What was the Tanggu Truce and when was it signed?

    Model answer

    An agreement signed in 1933 that established a demilitarised zone in northern China, representing Japanese pressure on the region following the Manchuria occupation

  4. 4

    What was the He-Umezu Agreement of 1935?

    Model answer

    An agreement that extended Japanese influence in northern China by requiring the withdrawal of GMD forces and anti-Japanese organisations from Hebei province

  5. 5

    Who led the Guomindang and served as head of the Nationalist government based in Nanjing?

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    Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

  6. 6

    What were Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People?

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    Nationalism, democracy, and people's livelihood

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Is 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 examined at AS in AQA History?
Yes. It sits in Component 2, which you take in the first year, so it is on the AS paper as well as counting towards the full A level.
What does 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 cover in AQA AS-Level History?
13 subtopics: japanese encroachment and the guomindang, the encirclement campaigns, the long march and mao's ideology, yan'an, the xi'an incident and the second united front, the sino-japanese war, 1937-1945, the race for territory and the marshall mission, the nationalist position in 1946, the civil war and the nationalist collapse, china in 1949 and the founding of the republic, the mass campaigns and the grip on power, the soviet alliance and the korean war, the hundred flowers and the first five year plan, the great leap forward and the people's communes and rectification, the marriage law and social change. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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