Political development: Democracy Movement and Tiananmen Square demonstrations (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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What was Deng's political ideology?
What was Deng's political ideology?
Firm believer of communism
1980 National People's Congress stance on free speech
1980 National People's Congress stance on free speech
Condemned it
What drove the Democracy Movement?
What drove the Democracy Movement?
Youth seeking reforms & democratic political system
Date Four Freedoms recommended
Date Four Freedoms recommended
18 August 1977
What were the Four Freedoms?
What were the Four Freedoms?
Speech, debate, dazibaos (big-character posters), strike
Dazibaos definition
Dazibaos definition
Big-character posters
Democracy Wall location
Democracy Wall location
Near Forbidden City
Wei Jingsheng's proposal
Wei Jingsheng's proposal
Fifth modernisation (democracy)
Wei Jingsheng's sentence
Wei Jingsheng's sentence
15 years' imprisonment
First martyr of Democracy Movement
First martyr of Democracy Movement
Wei Jingsheng
Year of Tiananmen Square events
Year of Tiananmen Square events
1989
Deng's response to Tiananmen protests
Deng's response to Tiananmen protests
Introduced martial law
Military force used at Tiananmen
Military force used at Tiananmen
People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Date PLA fired on protesters
Date PLA fired on protesters
3 June 1989
Tiananmen Square marked end of
Tiananmen Square marked end of
Democracy Movement