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Emergence of Authoritarian States- Assess the methods used by Mao to gain or rise to power
Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged; economic factors; social division; impact of war;
weakness of political system
Methods used to establish authoritarian states; persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders;
ideology; the use of force; propaganda
Consolidation and Maintenance of Power - Assess methods used by Mao to maintain power;
Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propaganda
Nature, extents, and treatment of opposition
The impact of the success and for failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power
Unit 2 also deals with the impacts of the 1 st Cold War outside of Europe in
Paper 2 Topic 12 Asia. The outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula in 1950 was the 1 st
Super Power Rivalries major military conflict of the Cold War. The end of WW 2 & the Korean War
Cold War sets the stage for the establishment of Maos SPS in the Peoples Republic of
China an authoritarian regime that is still in power today.
KEY FACTS, TERMS & PEOPLE TO KNOW: THESE ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!
1950s
Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance
Khrushchevs secret speech
Khrushchevs peaceful coexistence
In what ways, and with what results, was propaganda used by one ruler of a single party state? (2006)
In what ways and for what reasons did China develop its own brand of Marxism/Communism under Mao
Zedong? (1999)
Compare domestic policies of 2 leaders of single-party states from 2 different regions (2008)
Compare and contrast the economic and social policies of Mao and Stalin. (2003)
Evaluate the importance of ideology in the policies of two of the following rulers of single-party states:
Castro; Hitler; Lenin; Nyerere. (May 2004)