PLA (People's Liberation Army)

Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Establishing Communist Rule.

Definition

The unified military force of the Chinese Communist Party, renamed from the Red Army in 1946.

Exam Context

PLA (People's Liberation Army) appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Mao’s China, especially Establishing Communist Rule and The Civil War.

Mao’s China Establishing Communist Rule The Civil War

Found in Revision Notes

Mao’s China

The Civil War

Establishing Communist Rule • The Civil War

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