History GCSE
Capitalist roaders
What Capitalist roaders means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Capitalist roaders
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Mao's label for Liu and Deng, reflecting his belief that their pragmatic approach was leading China down a capitalist road.
Topics that use Capitalist roaders
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 1 Reasons for the Cultural Revolution (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bureaucracy vs revolution
- Education and indoctrination
- Ideological purity
- Power struggle
- Pragmatic faction
- Pragmatic policies
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