Revision+Questions

PRACTICE ESSAY

"Assess the reasons for the Communist Victory."

Key Heading Areas
 * LEADERSHIP
 * MILITARY STRATEGIES / TACTICS/ POLICY
 * INTERNAL CONDITIONS – ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, POLITICAL
 * FOREIGN INTERVENTION
 * GEOGRAPHY

List as many reasons for this as you can... REASONS mutual respect amongst CCP military failure of the nationalists - disunity - lack of trust - half hearted leadership mao vs chiang us involvement differing expectations regarding the duration of the war watchdogs against corruption in CCP mass line policy of the ccp help from the soviet union freedom of judgement of commanders in CCP land reform policy of the ccp intelligence gathering of the ccp appeal of maoism propaganda - ccp? united and strong PLA ccp battle formation - columns and encirclement morale in the CCP political success of CCP internally caring and supportive of the officers destruction of landlord and warlord power adequate food supply from the commanders leadership based upon fighting merit - merit based promotion inadequacies of GMD - military cooperative learning style of military sino japanese war behaviour of the ccp towards the peasants

Argument: Introduction: Introduce your thesis statement. Outline your evidence to support this Discount/mention other reasons \ Paragraph 1 In line with your argument this should be your first reason for having this position. Evidence Link

Paragraph 2 Second reason Evidence Link

Paragraph 3 Third Reason Evidence Link

Paragraph 4 Other reasons Evidence Link

Conclusion Restate thesis. Reoutline reasons

MODEL ANSWERS MARKING CRITERIA