History GCSE
Power struggle
What Power struggle means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Power struggle
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A profound contest in which Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping gained popularity and control over the CCP apparatus, threatening Mao's absolute authority.
Topics that use Power struggle
- 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
- Capitalist roaders
- Education and indoctrination
- Ideological purity
- Pragmatic faction
- Pragmatic policies
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