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Section III (Personalities): Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China
Quick questions on Mao and victory in the Chinese Civil War 1946 to 1949: HSC Modern History Personality
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What is the Marshall Mission, December 1945 to January 1947?Show answer
US Special Envoy General George Marshall arrived on 20 December 1945 to mediate. A ceasefire was reached in January 1946. Marshall failed to secure a coalition; fighting resumed in Manchuria in April 1946 and full-scale war by July 1946. Marshall left China in January 1947 with the famous statement on a "dominant clique of reactionaries" in the KMT and "dyed-in-the-wool" Communists.
What is the three decisive campaigns, September 1948 to January 1949?Show answer
Liaoshen Campaign, 12 September to 2 November 1948. Lin Biao's forces took Jinzhou, Changchun, and Shenyang in Manchuria. The Nationalists lost about 470,000 troops. Manchuria was secured.
What is proclamation of the People's Republic, 1 October 1949?Show answer
On 1 October 1949 at the Tiananmen rostrum in Beijing Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. About 300,000 people attended the ceremony. The Common Program adopted on 29 September 1949 served as a provisional constitution.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from Mao's order for the Yangtze crossing (April 1949). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain Mao's leadership in the Civil War. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which Mao's leadership rather than KMT failures explained the CCP victory of 1949. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Odd Arne Westad and Andrew Walder on the CCP victory. [10 marks]
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