history QAs

Essay Question

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6

0%)

Mao

Zedong

’

s

M

ass

L

ine

is an

essential

concept throughout the

history

of the

CCP and

the

history of the

PRC.

What is

Maoism

and what is the Mass Line?

What role did

they

play in

the

S

econd

Sino

-

Japanese

W

ar,

the Civil War, the 1950s

’

Mass

Political

Campaigns

,

the

Great Leap

F

orward

,

and the

Cultural Revolution?

Because of the Mass Line,

Mao conducted a number of line struggles against

other C

CP leaders.

We know that

a “line struggle”

is

different

from a

factional

struggle

?

Describe

two

typical “line” struggles

within

the CCP.

Open Book

Essay

Question

(

Make sure to

U

se

Y

our

R

eader

)

(

4

0%

)

“

On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship” is a crucial document that summarized the

past history and laid out the future direction for CCP in building the People’s Republic of

China.

What is “People’s

Democratic Dictatorship”?

Who enjoy

democracy? Ho

w

is

it

exercised

?

Who are to be put under dictatorship?

What concrete domestic and foreign policies did Mao Ze

dong lay out in this

document?

And, h

ow did these policies influence the history of China?

Bonus Question

(

5%

)

Given your knowledge of Chinese history

and

your understanding of China’s current

situation (e.g. limited resources, vast population, the increasingly

competitive global

environment

), what [do you think] is a viable political system

for China?

Essay Question (60%)

Mao Zedong’s Mass Line is an essential concept throughout the history of the CCP and

the history of the PRC.

What is Maoism and what is the Mass Line? What role did they play in the

Second Sino-Japanese War, the Civil War, the 1950s’ Mass Political Campaigns,

the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution?

Because of the Mass Line, Mao conducted a number of line struggles against

other CCP leaders. We know that a “line struggle” is different from a factional

struggle? Describe two typical “line” struggles within the CCP.

Open Book Essay Question (Make sure to Use Your Reader) (40%)

“On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship” is a crucial document that summarized the

past history and laid out the future direction for CCP in building the People’s Republic of

China.

What is “People’s Democratic Dictatorship”? Who enjoy democracy? How is it

exercised? Who are to be put under dictatorship?

What concrete domestic and foreign policies did Mao Zedong lay out in this

document?

And, how did these policies influence the history of China?

Bonus Question (5%)

Given your knowledge of Chinese history and your understanding of China’s current

situation (e.g. limited resources, vast population, the increasingly competitive global

environment), what [do you think] is a viable political system for China?