Unit V: China

Key Concepts:
Impact of China's long history, Confucianism, social and bureaucratic hierarchies, Mao's "mass line", dual authority of state and party, reform movements

1. how traditional Chinese values affirm public as well as private morality.
2. how the Chinese revolution changed Chinese society.
3. the importance of Mao's leadership.
4. the nature of economic changes and reforms under Mao.
5. how the structures of the Chinese state are connected to party organizations.
6. how the CCP organizes and supports political participation.
7. how Deng Xioaping changed Chinese economic policies after Mao' s death.
8. what effects economic liberalization have had on Chinese society and politics.
9. challenges China faces: leadership, democratization, and social change.