*Full Lesson* Mao's China: Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution (Edexcel A-Level History)

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76

The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons.

During the lesson pupils will:
* Identify and evaluate Mao's reasons for launching the Cultural Revolution
* Complete a writing task to evaluate these reasons.
* Investigate the split in the CPC between ideologues and pragmatists as a reason for the Cultural Revolution.
* Complete a source analysis task to create a profile of an average Red Guard member.
* Use the text to outline information about the Red Guard and their role in the Cultural Revolution.
* Consolidate knowledge about the Red Guard by creating a Dazibao (big character poster)
* Complete writing task to evaluate reasons for the Cultural Revolution

This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons.

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