IB History Topic Social Developments Revision Notes (HL)

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Women’s Rights and Changing Social Roles

The Communist Party aimed to eliminate traditional gender hierarchies and integrate women into socialist society.
The CCP promoted gender equality as part of revolutionary ideology, arguing that women were essential to economic modernization.
Traditional practices such as arranged marriage, dowries and female obedience were targeted in reforms.
Women were encouraged to participate in both agricultural and industrial labor, strengthening the workforce.
Propaganda celebrated female workers, soldiers and political activists as symbols of socialist progress.
Despite progress, rural areas remained conservative, and many local cadres resisted full gender equality.

Case study

Legal Transformation and Rights

The Marriage Law (1950) banned arranged marriages, child marriages and the buying or selling of brides.
It introduced free choice in marriage, giving women legal rights for the first time in many regions.
Women gained rights to divorce, property protection and equal status in the household.
The law aimed to weaken patriarchal authority and strengthen CCP control over social life.
Courts were established to handle marriage disputes, promoting legal literacy among women.

Challenges and Social Resistance

Some rural communities resisted the law because it threatened long-standing traditions.
Divorces increased sharply in the early 1950s, causing conflict between generations.
Women who used the law to leave abusive marriages sometimes faced violence or social isolation.
Local officials often enforced the law unevenly, especially in more conservative provinces.
Despite resistance, the Marriage Law marked a major shift in gender relations and helped reshape family structures.

Definition

Marriage Law (1950)

Legislation guaranteeing women legal rights in marriage and banning traditional practices.

Definition

Patriarchal authority

Power held by male family members, especially fathers and husbands.

Health and Public Welfare Campaigns

The CCP aimed to modernize China’s public health system after decades of war, poverty and disease.
The government created nationwide public health campaigns to fight epidemics and improve hygiene.
Traditional beliefs were discouraged, and Western medical ideas were combined with Chinese practices.
The CCP emphasized preventive care, sanitation and local clinics to reach rural areas.

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Women’s Rights and Changing Social Roles

The Communist Party aimed to eliminate traditional gender hierarchies and integrate women into socialist society.
The CCP promoted gender equality as part of revolutionary ideology, arguing that women were essential to economic modernization.
Traditional practices such as arranged marriage, dowries and female obedience were targeted in reforms.
Women were encouraged to participate in both agricultural and industrial labor, strengthening the workforce.
Propaganda celebrated female workers, soldiers and political activists as symbols of socialist progress.
Despite progress, rural areas remained conservative, and many local cadres resisted full gender equality.

Case study

Legal Transformation and Rights

The Marriage Law (1950) banned arranged marriages, child marriages and the buying or selling of brides.
It introduced free choice in marriage, giving women legal rights for the first time in many regions.
Women gained rights to divorce, property protection and equal status in the household.
The law aimed to weaken patriarchal authority and strengthen CCP control over social life.
Courts were established to handle marriage disputes, promoting legal literacy among women.

Challenges and Social Resistance

Some rural communities resisted the law because it threatened long-standing traditions.
Divorces increased sharply in the early 1950s, causing conflict between generations.
Women who used the law to leave abusive marriages sometimes faced violence or social isolation.
Local officials often enforced the law unevenly, especially in more conservative provinces.
Despite resistance, the Marriage Law marked a major shift in gender relations and helped reshape family structures.

Definition

Marriage Law (1950)

Legislation guaranteeing women legal rights in marriage and banning traditional practices.

Definition

Patriarchal authority

Power held by male family members, especially fathers and husbands.

Health and Public Welfare Campaigns

The CCP aimed to modernize China’s public health system after decades of war, poverty and disease.
The government created nationwide public health campaigns to fight epidemics and improve hygiene.
Traditional beliefs were discouraged, and Western medical ideas were combined with Chinese practices.
The CCP emphasized preventive care, sanitation and local clinics to reach rural areas.

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Paper 1 - The Move to Global War6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Rights and Protest6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Conflict and Intervention6 subtopics

Paper 2 - Independence Movements5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Emergence and Development of Democratic States5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Authoritarian States7 subtopics

Paper 2 - Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars4 subtopics

Paper 2 - The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries4 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Europe18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of the Americas18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Asia and Oceania18 subtopics

IB History Social Developments Notes

Women’s Rights and Changing Social Roles

Legal Transformation and Rights

Challenges and Social Resistance

Health and Public Welfare Campaigns

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Women’s Rights and Changing Social Roles

Legal Transformation and Rights

Challenges and Social Resistance

Health and Public Welfare Campaigns

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Paper 1 - The Move to Global War6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Rights and Protest6 subtopics

Paper 1 - Conflict and Intervention6 subtopics

Paper 2 - Independence Movements5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Emergence and Development of Democratic States5 subtopics

Paper 2 - Authoritarian States7 subtopics

Paper 2 - Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars4 subtopics

Paper 2 - The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries4 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Europe18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of the Americas18 subtopics

Paper 3 - History of Asia and Oceania18 subtopics