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MAO AND THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Main Question: What were the effects of the Cultural Revolution on China?

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Supporting Questions

  • What was the Cultural Revolution?

  • What were the goals of the Cultural Revolution?

  • What did it mean to live through the Cultural Revolution?

  • What role did ideology play in the Cultural Revolution?

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

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Key Vocabulary

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Cultural Revolution

Little Red Book

Bourgeoisie

Red Guards

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INTRODUCTION TO THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION

ARTIFACT 1

Source: Stanford Spice

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Note: A high-level and in-depth background on the Cultural Revolution. For an easier background reading, use WHP's overview.

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Women's Roles: Propaganda Posters

ARTIFACT 2

Source: Primary Source Library

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WHAT WAS CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION?

ARTIFACT 3

Source: BBC

Length: 2:16

 

Recommended viewing times: entire video

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ARTIFACT 4

Primary Source: "The Sixteen Points"

Source: Asia Society

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A Centenarian's Memory
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Source: University of PIttsburgh

ARTIFACT 5

ARTIFACT 6

"My Deepest Memory is Horrible"
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Source: University of Pittsburgh

ARTIFACT 7

MORNING SUN
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A Complete Film and Website about the Cultural Revolution

Main Question: What were the effects of the Cultural Revolution on China?

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Supporting Questions

  • What was the Cultural Revolution?

  • What were the goals of the Cultural Revolution?

  • What did it mean to live through the Cultural Revolution?

  • What role did ideology play in the Cultural Revolution?

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

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Key Vocabulary

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Cultural Revolution

Little Red Book

Bourgeoisie

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