History A-Level
Political purges and pragmatic reform
What Political purges and pragmatic reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political purges and pragmatic reform
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At the Lushan Conference Mao's defence of the plan led to Peng Dehuai's purge, and after 1962 Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping introduced economic reforms.
Topics that use Political purges and pragmatic reform
- Agriculture and industry, 1949–65 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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