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Building the new communist state

Building the new communist state

Flowchart showing Mao Zedong above CCP leadership, government ministries, local cadres and the PLA, with arrows to laws, campaigns, surveillance and force used to control society

In 1949 Mao proclaimed the People's Republic of China after civil war victory. The real task was to turn that victory into lasting political control across a vast territory.

Mao's China, 1949–76 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Mao's China, 1949–76

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History Mao's China, 1949–76. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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