Full Description
The most comprehensive support available for success in Analysing VCE History. Analysing the Chinese Revolution Third Edition includes a range of sources and up-to-date exam-style questions to provide comprehensive examination preparation. It has also been updated to the latest study design released by VCAA. This full-colour text contains the best support for your VCE studies, as you develop a broad and detailed understanding of the process of the revolution and analyse and reflect upon the political, social and economic causes and consequences of the Chinese Revolution. This title includes a range of engaging sources for analysis, wide range of analysis activities and chapter summaries.
Contents
About the author; Language guide; Background: China's characteristics; Background: Fall of the Qing Dynasty, 1851-1912; Area of Study 1; Timeline of key events, 1911-1949; Chapter 1 Fragile republic to warlord era, 1912-1927; Chapter 2 New popular movements, 1915-1927; Chapter 3 The Guomindang, 1923-1928; Chapter 4 The Chinese Communist Party, 1920-1934; Chapter 5 The Nationalist Decade, 1927-1936; Chapter 6 The Long March, 1934-1936; Chapter 7 War with Japan, 1936-1945; Chapter 8 Civil war to Red victory, 1946-1949; Area of Study 2; Timeline of key events, 1949-1971; Chapter 9 'Liberation': The early years, 1949-1956; Chapter 10 Hundred Flowers, 1957-1958; Chapter 11 The Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine, 1957-1959; Chapter 12 Mao moved aside, 1959-1965; Chapter 13 Cultural Revolution 1: Chaos unleashed, 1966-1969; Chapter 14 Cultural Revolution 2: Fall of Lin Biao, 1969-1972; Chapter 15 Cultural Revolution 3: Mao's death, 1972-1976; Chapter 16 The Diverse Experiences of Different Social Groups in the Chinese Revolution; Chapter 17 Who's Who of the Chinese Revolution; Appendices; Selected Bibliography; Glossary; Index; Acknowledgements
