History A-Level
Reconciliation with former enemies
What Reconciliation with former enemies means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Reconciliation with former enemies
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Closer cooperation with Japan and improved relations with the USA after 1978, ending isolation and supporting modernisation.
Topics that use Reconciliation with former enemies
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 5 Reconciliation with old enemies and the return of Hong Kong, 1978–97 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- ‘One country, two systems’ as a governing framework
- Diplomacy and symbolic state visits
- Diplomatic negotiation and peaceful transfer of sovereignty
- Economic modernisation through foreign trade and investment
- China's changing global position, 1978–97
- Decolonisation and national reunification
- National prestige and the reversal of humiliation
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