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The moment of triumph

The moment of triumph . Learning Objective ; To understand what happened in China in 1949. Learning Outcome ; By the end of these lessons you will be able to: Give a series of positives and negatives of the Communist take over of power.

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The moment of triumph

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  1. The moment of triumph

  2. Learning Objective; To understand what happened in China in 1949. Learning Outcome; By the end of these lessons you will be able to: Give a series of positives and negatives of the Communist take over of power. Analyse the impact of the changes on different groups. Explain the positive impact that the Communist revolution had on China Important factors to be aware of for controlled assessment: Agrarian reform law Killing of the landlords Mutual Aid Teams

  3. Source A - The Communist State – The intentions of the Communists “ The people Republic of China strives for independence, democracy, peace, unity, prosperity, and the strength of China…..It must systematically transform… The land ownership system into a system of peasant land ownership….It must steadily transform the country from an agricultural into an industrial one…. The people shall have freedom of thought, speech, publication, assembly, religious belief and the freedom of holding processions and demonstrations. The people’s Republic of China shall abolish the feudal system which holds women in bondage. Women shall enjoy equal right with men….All nationalities in the People’s Republic shall gave equal rights and duties…

  4. The Peoples Republic of China shall suppress all counter-revolutionary activities, severely punish all Guomindang counter-revolutionary war criminals and other leading counter-revolutionary elements……Feudal landlords, capitalists and reactionary elements in general shall be deprived of their political rights. The People’s Republic shall unite with all peace loving and freedom –loving countries and people throughout the world, first of all with the USSR, all people’s democracies And all oppressed nations”

  5. Task • Study Source A, then describe how you think each of the following might have reacted to the Common Programme of the Communist Party. Quote from the source to illustrate your answer. • A wealthy landlord • A young business woman • A landless peasant • A factory worker • A member of the Guomindang • A land owning peasant • A Shanghai banker

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