History A-Level
Pragmatism vs Ideology
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Prioritising recovery over communist ideology, a shift encapsulated by Deng's assertion that it does not matter if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Topics that use Pragmatism vs Ideology
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – Reform and Control, 1962–1966 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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