People's Liberation Army

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/peoples-liberation-army

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the foundational event?Evolved from the Chinese Red Army, which was formed in 1927
2. What is the active personnel strength?The largest military force globally in terms of active personnel

People's Liberation Army (PLA): The unified military forces of the People's Republic of China, serving as the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP): The sole ruling political party of the People's Republic of China, exercising ultimate authority over the PLA.
Central Military Commission (CMC): The supreme military command body of the PLA, directly controlled by the CCP leadership.
Military Superpower: A nation possessing overwhelming military strength and the capacity for global power projection.