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Section II (National Study): China 1927-1949
Quick questions on The Japanese surrender and post-war China 1945: HSC Modern History National Study China
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What is japan's collapse?Show answer
The Japanese Empire entered 1945 in industrial collapse. The B-29 firebombing of Tokyo (9-10 March 1945) killed around 100,000. By June, Japan had lost the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The Potsdam Declaration (26 July 1945) demanded unconditional surrender.
What is soviet policy toward Yan'an?Show answer
Stalin's formal policy was pro-KMT. The Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (14 August 1945) recognised the KMT government, accepted KMT sovereignty over Xinjiang and Manchuria, and in return reasserted Soviet naval and railway rights in Manchuria (Port Arthur, Dairen, joint railway operation), as Yalta had promised.
What are the Chongqing Negotiations?Show answer
Mao flew to Chongqing on 28 August 1945 under US escort (General Patrick Hurley personally accompanied him). The visit, his first to Chongqing, was a political risk balanced by enormous publicity value. Talks ran from 28 August to 10 October 1945.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Chongqing Double Tenth Agreement (10 October 1945). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain post-war negotiations between the KMT and CCP. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the Soviet invasion of Manchuria shaped the post-war balance in China. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Steven I. Levine and Daniel Kurtz-Phelan on the failure of the post-war settlement in China. [10 marks]
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