Political development: Democracy Movement and Tiananmen Square demonstrations (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Deng Xiaoping's political ideology
Deng Xiaoping's political ideology
Firm believer in communism
1980 NPC resolution on free speech
1980 NPC resolution on free speech
Condemned view that people had right to speak freely
Who created the Democracy Movement
Who created the Democracy Movement
Youth seeking greater reforms & democratic political system
Date CCP recommended Four Freedoms
Date CCP recommended Four Freedoms
18 August 1977
What are dazibaos
What are dazibaos
Big-character posters
Location of Democracy Wall
Location of Democracy Wall
Near the Forbidden City
Wei Jingsheng's 'fifth modernisation' demand
Wei Jingsheng's 'fifth modernisation' demand
Democracy
Wei Jingsheng's prison sentence length
Wei Jingsheng's prison sentence length
15 years
Wei Jingsheng's status in Democracy Movement
Wei Jingsheng's status in Democracy Movement
First martyr
Year of Tiananmen Square events
Year of Tiananmen Square events
1989
Deng's response to Tiananmen demonstrations
Deng's response to Tiananmen demonstrations
Introduced martial law
Military force Deng used at Tiananmen
Military force Deng used at Tiananmen
People's Liberation Front (PLA)
Date PLA fired at Tiananmen protesters
Date PLA fired at Tiananmen protesters
3 June 1989
What Tiananmen Square events marked
What Tiananmen Square events marked
End of the Democracy Movement