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How accurate is it to say that the political system put in place by the…
How accurate is it to say that the political system put in place by the Communists after 1949 was authoritarian rather than democratic?
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How far do you agree that the most important consequence of the Korean War for the Communists was that it strengthened their control over China?
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Human and economic cost
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However, war cost the PRC $10B - money was needed to invest in industry, healthcare, education
4M Chinese soldiers sent into Korea -> 300,000 died including Mao's son
Mao's agricultural policies in the years 1949-57 were disastrous for the Chinese peasantry - how far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to state that, as far as industry was concerned, the First Five-Year Plan was a success and the Second Five-Year Plan was a failure
First Five Year plan
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however, crude oil not met
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Could be argued - that the success of the FYP made Mao overconfident so led to failure of second FYP - joint failure?
Second Five Year plan
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Backyard furnace policy -> disaster -> diverted resources from agriculture to industry which produced poor quality, useless 'steel' -> meant less grain to go around to feed industrial workers, so productivity overall would decrease
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