China Stuff

China Unit: Key Concepts to know and explain:

Five Current Communist Countries

1. China

2. Cuba

3.Laos

4. North Korea

5. Vietnam

   

 Communism vs. Capitalism 
(There is a typo, but it's a good video)

Terms to know

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Martial Law

• Revolution

Places within China to identify:

• Beijing

• Tiananmen Square (within Beijing city)

• Hong Kong

• Taiwan (a.k.a. the Republic of China) Taiwan's situation summary

People to know and to be able to explain:

Mao Zedong
(Communist China Pioneer)Chiang Kai-Shek
(Former Nationalist Chinese leader)
Hu Jintao
(Chinese President 2002-present )

Chinese Historical Events to know and be able to explain:

• The Long March (1934-1935)
• The Chinese Revolution of 1949
• The Nationalists flee to the Island of Taiwan
• The Great Leap Forward (1958-1960)------Photo Essay -- Wikipedia version --Full version
• The Cultural Revolution (1966-1969)
• The Red Guards
• The Four Modernizations (1978)
• US-China-Taiwan Relations (This complicated article will be explained on Tuesday, November 29th)
• Tienanmen Square Massacre--Satellite Image of the Square--Tank Man--BBC Report--One Man's Act of Defiance and Valor (Editorial from The Chicago Tribune, June 7, 1989)
• Hong Kong is transferred from the United Kingdom to China--Transition from the United Kingdom to China

The Long March Tattoo