1. How successful was Mao's foreign policy?
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Lesson Objectives
To identify Mao’s foreign policy aims and to evaluate their successes and failures Lesson Tasks 1. Download, read and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint. 2. Read this review article by John Garver that criticises Chen Jian's interpretation of Mao's foreign policy. Make a note of the arguments that Garver makes. 3. Now read Chen Jian's reply to Garver. How does he respond to Garver's criticisms? Challenge Yourself! 1. Read this simple overview of Mao's foreign policy. 2. Speech by Deng Xiaoping outlining Mao's 'Three World's Theory' in 1974. 3. Simple review article outlining Mao's foreign policy goals. 4. Revision notes on Mao's foreign policy. 5. Difficult article on Mao's foreign policy from a Marxist perspective. 6. Excellent collection of key primary documents on Mao's foreign policy. 7. Interesting article that argues that Mao's foreign policy was primarily nationalistic. 8. A comparative analysis of Mao and Deng's foreign policies. 9. Article that highlights the role of Mao's world view as the basis of his foreign policy. |
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2. What were the causes of the Sino-Soviet Split?
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Lesson Objectives
To identify the causes of the Sino-Soviet split and to evaluate who was responsible Lesson Tasks 1. Download, read and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint. 2. Read Chapter 10 'Sino-Soviet Relations' from the textbook sent to you by email. 3. Answer Activity questions 1-10. 4. Make an annotated timeline of key 'turning point events' in Sino-Soviet relations. Then explain how each event caused tension between the PRC and the USSR. Challenge Yourself! 1. Excellent collection of primary documents with explanations on the Sino-Soviet split. 2. Useful timeline of the key events in the Sino-Soviet split. 3. Another collection of useful documents on the Sino-Soviet split. 4. Simple overview of the Sino-Soviet split. |
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3. How did Sino-American relations change under Mao?
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Lesson Objectives
To identify the causes of Sino-American hostility and to examine the reasons for détente in the 1970s Lesson Tasks 1. Read Chapter 11 'Sino-American Relations' from the textbooks sent to you by email. 2. Answer Activity questions 1-11. 3. Make an annotated timeline of key 'turning point events' in Sino-American relations. Then explain how each event caused or alleviated tensions between the PRC and the USA. 4. Read Chapter 22 'Reopening the Doors' in Spence (1990), 'The Search for Modern China', pp. 627-633. Challenge Yourself! 1. Simple overview article about the 1972 Nixon-Mao meeting. 2. Another overview of Sino-American relations since 1949. 3. Pictures of Sino-American relations. 4. Interesting review article on the changing relations between the USA and PRC. 5. Simple revision article on Sino-American relations. 6. Read this copy of the 1972 Shanghai Communique between the USA and China. |
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