1. 2. Take out a highlighter or different colored pen or pencil.
Deng Xiaoping
SWBAT… analyze the policies Deng Xiaoping institutes and their impact on China
Warm-Up:
1. Answer the MC questions on the sheet provided. There are multiple topics.
2. Take out a highlighter or different colored pen or pencil.
Announcements: Extra help, review book, Crash Course

2. Crash Course World History
Watch the videos to begin reviewing for the Regents.
For today’s lesson: What are some techniques we use to stay engaged in a lecture?

3. Mao: Factions
Mao died in 1976, leaving his followers divided in factions.
1. Radicals- The faction was led by Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing, one of the “Gang of Four,” who supported the radical goals of the Cultural Revolution.
2. Military- Always a powerful group because of the long-lasting 20th century struggles that required an army, the military was led by Lin Biao, who died in a mysterious airplane crash in 1971.
3. Moderates- This group was led by Zhou Enlai, who emphasized economic modernization and limited contact with other countries, including the United States. Zhou influenced Mao to invited President Richard Nixon to China in He died only a few months later.

4. Reforms Under Deng Xiaoping
The Gang of Four was arrested by the new CCP leader, Hua Guofeng, whose actions helped the moderates take control. Zhou’s death opened the path for new leadership from the moderate faction. By 1978, the new leader emerged- Deng Xiaoping. His vision drastically altered China’s direction through “Four Modernizations” invented by Zhou Enlai before his death- industry, agriculture, science and military.

5. Under Deng’s leadership, these policies helped the implement the new direction:
“Open door” trade policy- Trade with everyone was encouraged, including capitalist nations like the U.S., in order to boost China’s economy.
Reforms in education- Higher academic standards and expansion of higher education and research were emphasized (a reversal of the policy during the Cultural Revolution)

6. Industrialization of the Revolution: The legal system and bureaucracy of the Old China were restored, the government decentralized, elections modified, and capitalism infused.

7. The Rise of China
-Late 20th- early 21st century, China re-emerged as one of the most powerful countries in the world.
Command economy (no private ownership of property)
Deng Xiaoping: Series of reform, socialist market: gradual infusion of capitalism while still retaining state control
Dismantled communes- household responsibility system
-Individual families take full charge of the production and marketing of crops. After paying government taxes and contract fees to the villages, families may consume or sell what they produce.
Food production (+), private farming and industry

8. 1988- National People’s Congress created a new category of “private business” under the control of the party. It included co-ops, service organizations, and rural industries that largely operated as capitalist enterprises.
Importance of state sector has gradually diminished, private industry heavy regulated by government

9. Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
In these regions, foreign investors were given preferential tax rates and other incentives. Five years later, 14 more areas became SEZs. Expanded to most areas in urban China. Trade and industry have expanded widely.
Rapid growth in production, entrepreneurship, and trade with many nations
1997- British officially “gave” the major trading city of Hong Kong back to Chinese control

10. Demanded democratic reforms
Tiananmen Crisis of 1989
China- under a great deal of press from international human rights organization to democratize. Deng opposed most social reforms and laws that would make the country more democratic.
Demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing- students and intellectuals
Demanded democratic reforms
In square for two months, army sent in to shut down protests (whatever means necessary). Killed hundreds of protesters.
Unofficial estimates- 700 to several thousand

11. Activity: The Great Wall of Deng
On Friday, we started analyzing primary source documents.
Your task:
-Make your own statement about Deng’s policies/changes.
-Use textual evidence to support your statement.
-You must have three statements and three pieces of evidence total.

12. Share Out: Exit Activity Challenge
Answer the following on a post-it. The class with the overall highest percentage correct gets a prize tomorrow. You may work together and check your classmates, but you may not fix their exit ticket… only that student can.
What were two reforms Deng instituted and how did it impact China?