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EARLY REFORMS AND CAMPAIGNS BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA 1949-1957
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Early Reforms And Campaigns For this lesson, we are interested to know What the early reforms and campaigns introduced by CPC from 1949-1957 were The reforms and campaigns can be categorized as either political, social and economic Impact of these reforms and campaigns on the people in China
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Political Reforms New system of government with three separate but parallel strands The State bureaucracy at national, regional and local levels The Communist Party at national, regional and local levels The People's Liberation Army Introduction of party branches at every level of administration – state, provinces, cities, districts and villages
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Political Reforms The most powerful political appointment in China may not be the State President/Chairman but the leader of the Communist Party of China The leader of the Communist Party of China may either be the Secretary-General or the Chairman From Deng Xiaoping’s period till today, the most powerful political leader in China is the Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the CPC
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Political Reforms One question for you to ponder at the end of this unit is whether there was a complete revolution of the political system or was the change merely cosmetic, ie. new wine in an old bottle.
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Social Reforms What were the social reforms introduced by the Communist Party of China, 1949-1957? Gender equality, for example Marriage Act Improvements in education Improvements in public health Land reforms Confiscation redistribution (private land ownership) cooperatives collectives (state owned land)
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Worksheet The purpose of the worksheet is to further enhance the skill of Elaborating on a point or claim Illustrating a point or claim with specific historical evidence
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Worksheet Fill up the boxes with evidences of how the reforms were introduced and implemented You are to refer to your notes on China as well as information from the BBC documentary, “China: A Century of Revolution”
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