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The Hundred Flowers Campaign (1956-1957): Brief Opening and Subsequent Crackdown – Examine the Period When the CCP Encouraged Citizens to Express Their Opinions and Criticisms, Exploring the Reasons Behind This Brief Opening and the Subsequent ‘Anti-Rightist Campaign’ That Suppressed Dissent and Persecuted Intellectuals, Revealing the Limits of Freedom of Speech Under Communist Rule.

The Hundred Flowers Campaign (1956-1957): A Brief Thaw, Followed by a Deep Freeze (Lecture Starts Here) Alright everyone, settle down, settle down! Today, we're diving headfirst into one of the…
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The Huaihai Campaign (1948-1949): A Decisive Battle in the Chinese Civil War – Examine One of the Largest and Most Crucial Military Campaigns of the Chinese Civil War, Exploring the Strategies and Outcomes That Led to a Major Defeat for the Nationalist Forces and Paved the Way for the Communist Victory.

The Huaihai Campaign (1948-1949): The "Rice Cart" That Won China for the Communists! 🍚🚚 Alright, settle down class! Today, we're diving headfirst into the muddy, bloody, and ultimately game-changing Huaihai…
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The Northern Expedition (1926-1928): The Nationalist Campaign to Reunify China – Examine the Military Campaign Led by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang to Defeat the Warlords and Establish a Central Government, Exploring the Alliances, Battles, And Political Maneuvers That Led to a (Partial) Reunification of the Country.

The Northern Expedition (1926-1928): The Nationalist Campaign to Reunify China – A Lecture (Professor struts to the podium, adjusts spectacles perched precariously on nose, and beams at the audience.) Alright,…