Classifying History- History is big. And there is a LOT of stuff in it. In order to make it meaningful, scholars often look at only a piece of history, as if looking through a telescope at a particular set of stars instead of the whole universe. We call this viewing history through a Lens. Three very useful lenses to help us focus on history are to look at the Political, Economic and Social aspects of history individually. What do you think would fall into each category? Write your answer at the top of pg. 52A Please do not talk at this timeMarch 27/28 HW: Finish Communist China Handout

Social People Political Government Economic Money

Social People Political Government Economic Money

Categorizing Events in History! Social People Religion Education Culture Food Music Media Language Political Government Leaders Laws Voting Type of Gov. War Economic Money Depressions Trade Economic collapse/ Bankruptcy Economic system Capitalism Communism Taxes

Categorizing Events in History! Social People Political Government Economic Money I will give you a list of events from the Cold War. You tell me what box they go in!

Categorizing Events in History! Copy this chart onto the bottom pg. 53A Of your notebook. Social People & Relationships Political Government Economic Money

Categorizing Events in History! Social People Political Government Economic Money I will give you a list of events from the Cold War. You tell me what box they go in!

Cold War Events Marshall Plan Korean War Propaganda Molotov Plan Truman Doctrine Building schools in Turkey Electing Kennedy to the presidency

Modern China Why would it be important for American students to study about China? Get the handout- BBC: Country profile: China Read this handout and use your new filters (Social, Economic, and Political) to organize the key information from this reading. Record key information for each category in each of the three boxes on page 52B in your notebook.

China has a new Leader… The President of China was Hu Jintao at the start of the school year when this was printed…. Now its Xi Jinping. Please write in the name of the new president of China on your handout! How do you say Xi Jinping?

Social People Political Government Economic Money

Social People Political Government Economic Money

Social People Political Government Economic Money

Please get a handout to review Imperialism in China: Pg 53A Look at Chapter 12, Sec 1 on Imperialism in China and answer the questions on this paper.

Please do not talk at this timeMarch 29 HW: Finish Vocab Word Maps for Mon. and Column 1 and 2 of your Asia Map for Tues. Compare your notes to those of your partner… Do they had something you don’t have? Add to your own work. Please get out your HW from last night on the Communist Revolution(Pg 53B)

Imperialism in China Review: Tell your partner about one of the wars or rebellions from this period. Then listen to your partner as they tell you about a different one. Use these key words in your answers: Opium War Taiping Rebellion Boxer Rebellion In terms of China’s interaction with the West, what are they most upset about?

Chinese Political Thought- Pg 54A Today, we are going to look at three different philosophies about government in China. The first reading is from Chen Duxiu- an intellectual in China around the end of WWI. The second reading is from Jiang Jeishi, the Capitalist warlord who unites and rules China between WWI and WWII. The last reading is from Mao Zedong the great Communist Leader who transforms China after WWII. As you read these Quotes, think about what you know about China’s history as a country and answer the questions on a piece of paper.

Vocabulary: Please do a vocab word map on page 55A for each of the following words: Civil War A war between political factions or regions within the same country. Communes Collective farms where people work and live together. Land Reform The redistribution of farmland by breaking up large estates and giving the smaller farms to peasants. Rural Pertaining to the countryside.

Civil War 10 year war in Nicaragua, Iraq conflict, American civil war, total war, civilians fighting, within a country Communists Vs Capitalists CommunesFarming, collective, starvation, Hippies, artists, everyone working together, communism Land Reform Land for the poor, Russian Revolution, Rural Pg. 55A Countryside, NOT the city, poor, farming Word Examples and related wordsPicture Land Thanks!

SPE- China - Pg 52A Imperialism in China Review: Pg 53A Communist Revolution Notes: Pg 53B Chinese Political Thought- Pg 54A Vocab Word Maps- China pg 55A