History A-Level
Mao's leadership and internal purges
What Mao's leadership and internal purges means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mao's leadership and internal purges
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Mao's launch of the Cultural Revolution to purge revisionists, his shift towards self-reliance and the militarisation of Chinese society.
Topics that use Mao's leadership and internal purges
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 4 The Sino- Soviet split, 1958–69 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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