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Reading the whole period

Reading the whole period

Timeline showing Qing dynasty, Republic and warlord era, Guomindang rule, Mao's China and Deng's reform era with key turning points from 1839 to 1989

This topic follows China from Qing imperial rule to Communist one-party rule and then into Deng Xiaoping's reform era. The key skill is synoptic judgement, which means comparing change and continuity across the whole period rather than retelling one event.

China and its Rulers 1839–1989 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /China and its Rulers 1839–1989

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History China and its Rulers 1839–1989 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. 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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