The birth of China Confucianism
Government and society under the Quing
Study questions. The collapse of the old order. The first Western impact
Foreign pressure increases
Yuan Shikai and the warlord era
The May Fourth Movement and the New Culture Movement
Study questions. The Communist Party and the First United Front. The coming of Communism
The Communist-Guomindang split
Study questions. The Nanjing decade, 1927-37. The Guomindang government at Nanjing
Study questions. World war and Communist victory. The war begins
Communism, nationalism, and the `New Democracy'
Chiang and the United States
The return to land reform
The final Communist victory
Study questions. The People's Republic of China, 1949-57. Reform in the countryside
The transition to socialism
Ideological remoulding and the `Hundred Flowers'
The international position of the PRC
Study questions. The Great Leap and the great split
Problems along the borders
Study questions. The Cultural Revolution. 1966: `To rebel is justified!'
The years of chaos: 1967-68
Study questions. The post-Mao reforms. The deaths of Zhou and Mao
The question of individual freedom
Study questions. The era of Deng Xiaoping. The background to the democracy movement Tiananmen
Facing the future: population pressures
Study questions.The boom years. Economic reform once again
A stable political system?
