China 1945-Present

Film clips

1949- Mao Zedong and CCP control China

1971- Nixon visits China

1989- Tiananmen Square

Student Learning Objective- Students will be able to answer one of the following essential questions with an example after the lesson.

This lesson connects to the following course Essential Questions:

Essential Question #4- How has Nationalism been instrumental in affecting East Asia?

Essential Question #5- How have Governments formed and evolved over time in East Asia?

Essential Question #6- What are the important and ongoing Issues in East Asia?

Essential Question #7- How has Innovation/Technology changed East Asia ​and cultures within the region?

Essential Question #8- How have Interactions between civilizations impacted East Asia?

Essential Question #9- How have Economic Systems and Trade impacted East Asia?

"China: 1931-Present” (350-373)

1931- Japanese invasion of Manchuria, China

For years the Nationalists and Communists combined forces to combat the Japanese

1.       In what year did the Communists gain complete control of China and proclaim in the “People’s Republic of China”? (351-352)
Where did Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists flee to?
Taiwan, Chinese Taipei or the _________________ of China is still in existence
Chiang died in 1971 and Nixon visited and recognized the _________________ Republic of China
China asked for one thing- _________________ of China was removed from the Security Council
_________________ Republic of China was inserted in to the Security Council and Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty
_________________ is one of the few countries of the world that is STILL not in even the General Assembly

2.       How did the Communists appeal to the people?
Chiang was _________________
The Chinese Communist Party or CCP were underdogs because of the Long March
Land _________________
Communism always appeals to poor countries because it preaches _________________
Middle and Upper Class joined in because CCP denounced _________________

3.       What was the name of the book people were issued under Mao’s totalitarian state?
Quotations from Chairman _________________ or the Little Red Book

4.       Explain what happened at Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989. (353) The book puts this out of historical order, so I went with it to keep you from getting confused.

5.       Explain the “Great Leap Forward”. (355-356)

6.       Explain the “Cultural Revolution”.

7.       Who became leader when Mao died? (357)

8.       Explain the 4 modernizations.

_________________
Industry
Science and Technology
Defense (Military)

9.       Explain “Special Economic Zones” (359)