Today’s video emphasizes how a country runs when the government controls the lives of the citizens. How does this relate to communism?

Background Information  End of Dynasty Era  2 thousand years  Hierarchical  Manchu Dynasty – 1644 Manchu Dynasty – 1644  Isolation  Britain defeated China; forced it to open trade and exempt British citizens from Chinese laws.  Manchu government defeated by & gave in to similar demands from other European countries and the U.S.  China virtually becomes a colony.  End of Dynasty Era  2 thousand years  Hierarchical  Manchu Dynasty – 1644 Manchu Dynasty – 1644  Isolation  Britain defeated China; forced it to open trade and exempt British citizens from Chinese laws.  Manchu government defeated by & gave in to similar demands from other European countries and the U.S.  China virtually becomes a colony.

Warlord Period  Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen  longtime critic of Manchus  influenced by Western ideas  wanted modern, democratic government

Warlord Period  1911 soldiers rebelled against the Manchu Dynasty.  Sun Yat-sen failed to create a western-style democracy in China.  Instead, resulted in period of disorder with warlords (military generals) fighting to control various provinces in China.  1911 soldiers rebelled against the Manchu Dynasty.  Sun Yat-sen failed to create a western-style democracy in China.  Instead, resulted in period of disorder with warlords (military generals) fighting to control various provinces in China.

Communist Revolution  Civil War  General Chiang Kai-shek, leader of Nationalist Party, established himself president, but civil war continued.Chiang Kai-shek

Video Questions…. What did you learn?  Who were Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Siddhartha Gautama and how did they influence Chinese society?  How did kung fu come to be and why did the monks invent it?  What is the importance of silk?  What were some important inventions and innovations made in China?  What are some uses of gunpowder?  Why is the dragon a good symbol for China?  Who were Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Siddhartha Gautama and how did they influence Chinese society?  How did kung fu come to be and why did the monks invent it?  What is the importance of silk?  What were some important inventions and innovations made in China?  What are some uses of gunpowder?  Why is the dragon a good symbol for China?

IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL LEADER. List your ideas on your sticky note.

DAILY ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Mao Zedong impact the people of China and its transition into the 21 st century?

COMMUNIST REVOLUTION  Mao Zedong gets power. Mao Zedong  wins support of peasants by collecting land from landlords and redistributing it to poor peasants  Mao leads Long March – 90,000 communist supporters over thousands of miles. 6,000 marchers survived.

COMMUNIST REVOLUTION  SG: Mao Zedong led the Chinese communists during most of the 20 th century.  SG: Mao and the communists took control of china right after WW II.

COMMUNIST REVOLUTION  Civil War (Nationalists vs. PLA) resumes.  Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist supporters flee to Taiwan.  October 1, 1949, Mao declares China communist “People’s Republic of China”.  Mao says peasants share all the land.

GREAT LEAP FORWARD  Mao mobilized masses to modernize China – construction of dams, reservoirs, railroads.  People gave up their land, so there was no private property.  In 1958, Chinese leader Mao Zedong started an economic plan to quickly modernize the country. The plan was called the Great Leap Forward.

GREAT LEAP FORWARD  Organized China into communes where people lived together.  Ordered people to study communist values and rid themselves of improper (anti-communist) thoughts.

GREAT LEAP FORWARD  Plan failed.  There wasn’t equality.  Former landowners publicly “denounced”  Corrupt officials  Hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation SG: The Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful because people wanted to work for themselves and make a profit.

VOCABULARY Cultural Revolution — a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard.

CULTURAL REVOLUTION SG: When Mao Zedong tried to eliminate anyone that criticized the government, this period of time was called the Cultural Revolution.

CULTURAL REVOLUTION  Mao wanted to get rid of the “Four Olds” – Old ideas, old culture, old customs, old habits.  Many Communist Party officials opposed Mao’s ideas.

CULTURAL REVOLUTION  SG: The name of the new army of young people Mao used to enforce his policies in the 1960s was called The Red Guard.  They humiliated, imprisoned, beat and killed thousands of “enemies” of the revolution: educated people, teachers, city dwellers, corrupt Communist Officials (and those rumored to be corrupt).

CULTURAL REVOLUTION Red Guard traveled the country raiding homes, museums and historical monuments, destroying anything associated w/the Four Olds.

CULTURAL REVOLUTION  Military and police ordered not to interfere with the Red Guards.  Communist leaders lost control of the Cultural Revolution.  Once control was lost, then it was time for the Red Guard to disband.

POWER STRUGGLE  Mao dies in 1976 and there is a power struggle.

POWER STRUGGLE  His wife, Jiang Qing and 3 colleagues gain power – Gang of Four.  Gang of Four arrested for trying to overthrow the government and causing the deaths of 34,000 people during the cultural revolution.  The perspective today The perspective today

HOW DID MAO ZEDONG IMPACT THE PEOPLE OF CHINA AND ITS TRANSITION INTO THE 21 ST CENTURY? Answer the Essential Question in ONE complete sentence.

 This quiz will assess your understanding of Mao Zedong’s role in China’s transition leading up to the 21 st century.

How did the desire for a democratic government impact the people of China while under communist rule?

 Tiananmen Square—a massive demonstration for democratic reform, begun there by Chinese students in April of  Democracy—government by the people

ECONOMIC REFORMS OF DENG XIAOPING  In 1979 Deng Xiaoping (who had disagreed with and dismissed from his official position by Mao) becomes leader of China.  Deng shifts focus on economic reform:  some privately owned farm land  4 Modernizations: which focused on science, industry, technology & defense

PROTEST FOR DEMOCRACY AT TIANANMEN SQUARE 1989 SG: The students who were protesting in 1989 for greater political freedom in Tiananmen Square in Beijing were attacked by Chinese troops and many were killed or arrested.

PROTEST FOR DEMOCRACY AT TIANANMEN SQUARE  Deng sent the military who killed 700 – 3,000 students, other protesters and bystanders.  SG: The Tiananmen demonstrators had a statue, Goddess of Democracy, that was modeled after The Statue of Liberty.

 Read the article and assume the role of a news reporter to complete the task of writing a news report that answers three key questions regarding the demonstration at Tiananmen Square.  What were the key motivations behind the protest?  Who was involved in the protest?  What were the repercussions for the participants of the demonstration?

Can you think of an event that has been in the news that caused as much fear for you and/or other Americans as this particular event caused fear for the Chinese people? Explain. Watch the video and answer the question above.

SS7H3 Review Time  Complete the study guide.  Use your notes and the CRCT Coach book to help you locate the answers to each question.  Unit Test: Tomorrow  Complete the study guide.  Use your notes and the CRCT Coach book to help you locate the answers to each question.  Unit Test: Tomorrow

UNIT TEST & CHOOSE YOUR CAUSE TASK Standard SS7H3 (History of the Southern & Eastern Asia)