China: Conflict, Crisis, and Change, 1900-89 (IGCSE in History)
In this 10-week course, students explore changes in China from 1900-89. This meets an IGCSE/GCSE requirement for Paper 2.
Lisa Malick
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4.9
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What's included
20 live meetings
18 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
This course will prepare students for the International GCSE and the GCSE, as well as serve as an in-depth study of changes in China during the 20th century for all interested students. The Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in History comprises two mandatory papers. It is a linear qualification and all papers must be taken at the end of the course study. One option for Paper 2 (breadth study) is "China: Conflict, Crisis and Change." Not only does this satisfy a requirement for students undertaking the exam, but all students enrolled will benefit from studying an intriguing topic of history for ten weeks. Students will: • gain knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of historical periods • develop skills to explain, analyse and make judgements about historical events and periods studied, using second-order historical concepts • learn how to use a range of source material to comprehend, interpret and cross-refer sources • develop skills to analyse and evaluate historical interpretations in the context of historical events studied. The Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in History qualification requires students to: • acquire knowledge and understanding of selected periods and/or aspects of history, exploring the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues • use historical sources critically, in context, recording significant information and reaching conclusions • develop an awareness that different interpretations have been constructed about people, events and developments • organise and communicate their knowledge and understanding of history • draw conclusions and make historical judgements.
Learning Goals
This unit comprises five key topics, each centred on crucial developments in the history of this period. The following themes run through the key topics:
• civil conflict – order and disorder
• external influences on China
• economic transformation
• social transformation
• the role of leadership.
These themes will be the focus of Paper 2, sub-question (c), which will normally draw on the
content of two or more topics.
Unit 1- The fall of the Qing, Warlordism and chaos, 1900–3:
Week 1: The impact of the Boxer Uprising: self-strengthening and reform. The causes, events and results of the 1911 Revolution. China under the Warlords. The May the Fourth Movement. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang.
Week 2:The emergence of the Chinese Communist Party, the United Front and the influence of the Soviet Union. The Northern Expedition and the Shanghai Massacres. The Extermination Campaigns.
Unit 2- The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934–49:
Week 3: The events and importance of the Long March 1934–35. War with Japan 1937–45 – the role of the CCP, especially the Red Army and the limitations of the Guomindang.
Week 4: Key features of the Civil War 1946–49. The Battle of Huai-Hai. Military, political, economic and social reasons for the success of Mao and the CCP in the Civil War.
Unit 3- Change under Mao, 1949–63:
Week 5: Changes in agriculture and industry, including the first Five-year Plan, attack on landlords, the Agrarian Reform Law, cooperatives and collectives. Changes in the role of women. Political changes, including the Thought Reform, the Three- and Five-anti Campaigns.
Week 6: The Hundred Flowers Campaign. The reasons for, key features and effects of the Great Leap Forward. The influence of the Soviet Union on developments in China.
Unit 4- The Cultural Revolution and its impact, 1965–76:
Week 7: Mao’s motives for the Cultural Revolution. Key features of the Cultural Revolution. The Red Guards, education and the ‘cult of Mao’.
Week 8: Impact of the Cultural Revolution on China and Mao’s position. The effects of the Sino-Soviet split on the Chinese economy.
Unit 5- China, 1976–89: The rise and fall of the ‘Gang of Four’.
Week 9: Changes under Deng in education, birth control, agriculture and industry. Deng’s opposition to political reform. Emergence of privatization and westernization.
Week 10: Origins of Democracy Movement (1979). The ‘Democracy Wall’ movement and Wei Jingsheng, support of university students from 1986, features and aims. Reaction of Deng. Tiananmen Square (1989).
Other Details
Supply List
PDF packet of resources provided by the teacher (and access to a printer) Notebook Pen/pencil and colored pencils
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have received training for IGSCE courses while teaching them in public schools in the United States. I have taught this breadth subject matter several times in my high school world history courses, always wishing we had more time to explore such a fascinating topic in history. I am looking forward to the opportunity to spend 10 weeks on the subject, rather than the 10 minutes that this subject might receive in a rushed world history class. IGSCE and highly motivated high school students both will do well in the class. (Next class- Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24. A2 Paper 2). Reviews
Live Group Class
$225
for 20 classes2x per week, 10 weeks
55 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
3-12 learners per class
