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What was the role of the People’s Liberation Army in consolidating Communist Rule?. LO: to understand the role of mass party-membership and the People’s Liberation Army in consolidating Communist rule.
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What was the role of the People’s Liberation Army in consolidating Communist Rule? LO: to understand the role of mass party-membership and the People’s Liberation Army in consolidating Communist rule
The army loves the people, the people support the army, the army and the people are as dear to each other as members of one family, 1957 What do you think the message of this cartoon is? People’s Liberation Army
PLA was the new name for the ‘Red Army’. • Mao had built the Red Army into a formidable force in the 1930s and 40s • They had carried him to power in 1949 • The PLA was fiercely LOYAL to Mao • This loyalty was arguably his single greatest asset as leader. The People’s Liberation Army
http://chineseposters.net/themes/pla.php • Log on and use this website along with AQA p. 44-45 and your textbook p. 177-78 to make an information sheet showing how the PLA was used in China. • You should use sources in your worksheet and explain them using contextual knowledge. Research Task