1. Bell Ringers
What do you think would happen in the United States if the government decided to attack unarmed peaceful protesters in Washington D.C.?
Imagine that you are a college student in a country where the government was recently overthrown, and the new government has policies that you do not agree with. Your new leader has instructed other students your age and younger to attack people like you that disagree with the new government. What would you do?

2. Vocabulary Mao Zedong: Leader of the Chinese Communist Party
Chiang Kai-shek: Leader of the KMT or Nationalist Party
Kuomintang(KMT): The Chinese name for the Nationalist Party
Sun Yat-Sen: Founder of the KMT
Chinese Communist Party: The leading party in China since 1949
The May Fourth Movement: May 4, Was a demonstration by students who were unhappy with the results of the Vearsailles Peace Conference.
Nationalist: Person or persons who advocates for political independence for their country
Communist: Person or persons who advocate for a society where everything is owned by the community and not individuals
Commune: A group of people living together that share ownership and responsibility
Propaganda: Information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

3. Timeline Look for the events in YELLOW during the presentation.
Write these events on your timeline worksheet.

4. China and its Road to Communism
Mao Zedong, The Great Leap Forward, The Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square

5. Standards
SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southeast Asia leading to the 21st Century.
d. Describe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.

6. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down
Thumbs up = I understand completely
Thumbs down = I do not understand
Thumbs sideways = I sort of understand but need clarification
At any point in the lesson, if you do not understand something or need further explanation please give me a thumbs down or a thumbs sideways.
At certain points I will ask you to show me your thumbs as well. If you understand give me a thumbs up, if not thumbs down. If you kind of get it, give me a thumbs sideways.

7. Mao Zedong Son of a wealthy peasant
Decided to further his education instead of becoming a farmer
Eventually became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party
Known in China as the person most responsible for bringing Communism to China

8. Video

9. Chiang Kai-shek
Soldier that fought in the war overthrowing the monarchy
Joined the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party) in 1918
Founded military academy that trained Nationalist soldiers
Took over as leader of the KMT in 1925

10. Kuomintang(KMT) Also known as the Nationalist Party
Founded by Sun Yat-Sen
Originally a revolutionary league dedicated to overthrowing the monarchy
Governed all or part of mainland China from 1928 to 1949

11. Chinese Communist Party
Founded as a political party and a revolutionary movement in 1921
The party was founded after the events of the May Fourth Movement
Ruling party in China since 1949

12. The May Fourth Movement
More than 3,000 students in Beijing held a mass demonstration
They were unhappy with the negotiations of the Versailles Peace Conference
Japan was given control of former German occupations in Shandong Province
Burned down the house of the Minister of Communications
Assaulted China’s minister to Japan

13. Nationalist vs. Communists
Both parties worked together at different points due to their aligned goals and similar philosophies.
When Chiang Kai-shek took over leadership of the KMT, he turned on the Communists within the party
They were forced to work together against the Japanese during World War II
Began fighting again soon after the war ended.

14. The People’s Republic of China
Civil war between the KMT and the Communist party continued from 1946 – 1949
October 1, 1949, Mao declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China
Mao was made head of Chinese government
Had almost complete control

15. Great Leap Forward
Result of the failure of the Soviet model of industrialization in China
Profits from agriculture used to buy heavy machinery
Population was too big for there to be a surplus
Farms were combined into communes where large groups of people farmed together under government supervision
The program was a disaster
Chinese farmers were unhappy with the government running things and had no motivation to work without land ownership
Droughts and floods damaged the food supply
Resulted in a famine that killed about 20 million people from 1958 to 1960

16. Cultural Revolution
Failure of the Great Leap Forward caused many to lose confidence in Mao’s leadership
In response Mao started the Cultural Revolution to weed out all opposition.

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18. Red Guard Paramilitary group made up of students Mao used them for
Paramilitary: Unofficial military organization
Mao used them for
Propaganda
To destroy symbols of China’s pre-communist past
Allowed to inflict bodily harm on people viewed as dissidents
Dissidents: People who oppose official policy

19. Death of a Leader Mao Zedong died of natural causes in 1976
China’s new leader was Deng Xiaoping who made many reforms to Mao’s rules.
Farmers could own land and chose what they grew
Some private businesses were allowed to open
China was opened to foreign investment
Citizens sill did not have basic human rights

20. Tiananmen Square
May 1989
Nearly 1 million Chinese, mostly students, gathered to protest for greater democracy
For nearly 3 weeks protesters kept up vigils, marched, and chanted
June 7, 1989
Chinese troops and security police stormed in and began shooting indiscriminately
At least 300 were killed
As many as 10,000 were jailed

21. Tiananmen Square This shocked China’s allies and enemies alike
The United States imposed economic sanctions against the People’s Republic of China

22. Questions?

23. Discussion Questions
How would you feel if your family’s home was taken away, and you were forced to live and work in a commune like the farmers in China?
How would you feel if the President asked you to go out and destroy all monuments and artwook from before the Civil War?
Imagine that you have been involved in a revolution where your leader promised you that things would get better for you and your family. They would be treated better. The government would take care of them. Your side wins the revolution and takes over, but your leader does not make good on his promises. Your family is now worse off than they were before the revolution. How would you react? How would you feel?