History GCSE
Authoritarian control
What Authoritarian control means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Authoritarian control
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Mao's absolute dictatorial control, reinforced by his reaction, which effectively silenced intellectual dissent in China for decades.
Topics that use Authoritarian control
- Option 32: Key topic 1: Establishing communist rule, 1945–59 - 4 The Hundred Flowers campaign, 1956–57 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anti-Rightist purge
- Laogai
- political control and repression
- Political opposition
- The role of intellectuals
- Repression and censorship
- rightists
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