‘The communist takeover of 19491 was the most significant turning
point in the development of Chinese society in the years 1839-1989.’
How far do you agree? (2019)
Introduction
Women
- Mao banned foot bindings, 1950’s laws - legal changes in the traditional marriage
system that was made by Sun Yatsen, prohibited forced marriage and legalisation of
civil marriage - turning point, allowed women to now get a divorce, raising the legal
marriage age to 18, banned concubinage, recognised that men and women were
equals
CCP outlawed footbinding - nationalists, sun yatsen and GMD govt failed to enforce
despite banning it - didn’t return after 1949, turning point of the communist takeover
- 1949 brought about significant change for women - makes it a turning point
- Revolution - Many women joined the army and also worked in factories and
agriculture to support war economy
- Imperial - Western companies give opportunity to women to work, similar to deng -
influence from the west
Living and working standards
- Mao - believed in privatisation, collectivisation - peasants urged to pool resources
and join farm collectives, whole system under direct govt control - Deng abolished
these, provided peasants paid their taxes and contributed to local quotas, left to sell
any surplus for private profit
- Deng abolishes many of Mao’s policies = workers and companies no longer had
guaranteed incomes
- With mao coming from a humble background, however peasants still continued to
struggle with poverty and inequality, especially in regions that were controlled by
powerful landowners, had been like this from imperial, not major turning point
- Mao didn’t want any foreign influence, opposite to deng
Culture and education
- Mao- Cultural revolution - attack on the four olds
- Missionaries had grown more dominant and their schools, hospitals and
missions which were founded in cities and ports - constant reminder
traditional chinese way under threat
- Mao against confucianism - opposite to periods before him
Didn’t want any cultures that weren’t Maoism
- Jiang wanted to lead moral revolution, focused on chinese people uniting and
crushing the communists, as well to elevate their ethical standards of their country by
returning to confucian values and social harmony and by living lives of moral integrity
Conclusion
1 Start every paragraph with Mao and the communist takeover
point in the development of Chinese society in the years 1839-1989.’
How far do you agree? (2019)
Introduction
Women
- Mao banned foot bindings, 1950’s laws - legal changes in the traditional marriage
system that was made by Sun Yatsen, prohibited forced marriage and legalisation of
civil marriage - turning point, allowed women to now get a divorce, raising the legal
marriage age to 18, banned concubinage, recognised that men and women were
equals
CCP outlawed footbinding - nationalists, sun yatsen and GMD govt failed to enforce
despite banning it - didn’t return after 1949, turning point of the communist takeover
- 1949 brought about significant change for women - makes it a turning point
- Revolution - Many women joined the army and also worked in factories and
agriculture to support war economy
- Imperial - Western companies give opportunity to women to work, similar to deng -
influence from the west
Living and working standards
- Mao - believed in privatisation, collectivisation - peasants urged to pool resources
and join farm collectives, whole system under direct govt control - Deng abolished
these, provided peasants paid their taxes and contributed to local quotas, left to sell
any surplus for private profit
- Deng abolishes many of Mao’s policies = workers and companies no longer had
guaranteed incomes
- With mao coming from a humble background, however peasants still continued to
struggle with poverty and inequality, especially in regions that were controlled by
powerful landowners, had been like this from imperial, not major turning point
- Mao didn’t want any foreign influence, opposite to deng
Culture and education
- Mao- Cultural revolution - attack on the four olds
- Missionaries had grown more dominant and their schools, hospitals and
missions which were founded in cities and ports - constant reminder
traditional chinese way under threat
- Mao against confucianism - opposite to periods before him
Didn’t want any cultures that weren’t Maoism
- Jiang wanted to lead moral revolution, focused on chinese people uniting and
crushing the communists, as well to elevate their ethical standards of their country by
returning to confucian values and social harmony and by living lives of moral integrity
Conclusion
1 Start every paragraph with Mao and the communist takeover
