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Main Question: What were the effects of the 1949 Chinese Revolution?

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Supporting Questions

  • Why was Mao Zedong such an important figure in Chinese history?

  • How were Mao's policies similar or different from other 20th century Communist leaders?

  • What role did WWII play in China's modern history?

  • What role did ideology play in the 1949 revolution?

  • To what extent was the 1949 Chinese Revolution an internal struggle and to what extent was it tied up with larger global and regional trends?

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Key Vocabulary

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Mao Zedong

Chiang Kai-Shek

World War II

Manchuria

Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre

Chinese Civil War

Long March

China and the Cold War

Great Leap Forward

Cultural Revolution

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COMMUNISTS TAKE POWER IN CHINA

ARTIFACT 1

Source: World History Patterns of Interaction, pages 972-975​

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CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION

ARTIFACT 2

Source: World History

Project

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Note: This is an easy and fun read that also provides a strong in-depth look at the 1949 Chinese Revolution. 

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CHINA'S REVOLUTIONS

ARTIFACT 3

Length: 12:10

 

Recommended viewing times: entire video

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ARTIFACT 4

Primary Source: "How China Proceeds with the Task of Indusrialization"

Source: Asia Society

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THE COMMUNE SYSTEM
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Source: The Asia Society

ARTIFACT 2

ARTIFACT 4

Podcast: The Chinese Communist Revolution (Introduction)
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Source: The Historical Association

ARTIFACT 4

Primary Source: "The Question of Agricultural Cooperation"
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Source: Asia Society

Main Question: What were the effects of the 1949 Chinese Revolution?

​

Supporting Questions

  • Why was Mao Zedong such an important figure in Chinese history?

  • How were Mao's policies similar or different from other 20th century Communist leaders?

  • What role did WWII play in China's modern history?

  • What role did ideology play in the 1949 revolution?

  • To what extent was the 1949 Chinese Revolution an internal struggle and to what extent was it tied up with larger global and regional trends?

​

Key Vocabulary

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Mao Zedong

Chiang Kai-Shek

World War II

Manchuria

Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre

Chinese Civil War

Long March

China and the Cold War

Cultural Revolution

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