Reform and opening up

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/reform-and-opening-up

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 initiation year?1978
2. What is the primary architect?Deng Xiaoping
3. What was the 'Reform and Opening Up' in China?It was a plan that started in 1978 to let China use market ideas and trade with other countries. It helped China become stronger and richer.
4. Why did China start changing its economy in 1978?China needed new ideas because its old system was slow and stuck. Deng Xiaoping saw that using markets and inviting foreign help could lift China out of poverty and make it a big power.

Command Economy: An economic system where the government makes all decisions about production and distribution.
Socialist Market Economy: A hybrid economic system combining state control with market-based principles and private enterprise.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): An investment made by a company or individual from one country into business interests located in another country, often involving control or significant influence.
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs): Businesses that are owned and operated by the government.