| S7 History |
Last
update -
17 May 2023 |
Official European
School History S7 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German |
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China |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional materials and external links |
| What has
been the shape of Chinese History in the 20th century?
Why did the Communists win the Civil War? |
Worksheet 1
China Philosophy and Culture
and
Worksheet 2 edited extracts from Michael
Lynch and a note on the transcription and pronunciation of
Chinese words.
Source based activity on
four reasons why the CCP defeated the
GMD.
Worksheet 3 - Compare
these
extracts from Michael Lynch and Alan Lawrance |
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Video
on China from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
One Man's
Revolution. 20 minute
video
covering China 1949-76. |
Bernardo Bertolucci's
The Last Emperor.
Extract from
Jung Chang's Wild Swans.
Wikipedia's summary of the whole period.
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| How did
the CCP transform China in the period 1949-53? |
Worksheet 4 China 1949-53
and
video
seen in lesson. PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1949-53. (18 minutes)
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Extended version of the
worksheet for more ambitious students.
See
videos above and
Mao - Hero or Villain?
Extract from Alan
Lawrence, China Under Communism.
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How did Mao consolidate his power between 1953
and 1958? |
Worksheet
5 from the lesson
PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1953-58. (13 minutes)
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Video
on China from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
One Man's
Revolution. 20 minute
video
covering China 1949-76. |
Excellent
BBC slideshow on art and propaganda of Communist China.
Wikipedia on the Hundred Flowers campaign. |
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What were the main features of Maoism and the
origins of Sino-Soviet rivalry? |
Worksheet
6 and questions
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Wikipedia on the Sino-Soviet split.
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| What were
the causes and consequences of the Great Leap Forward? |
Worksheet
7 from the lesson.
PowerPoint
from the lesson.
Video
extract from the
People's Century series.
PBS documentary
video dealing with the period 1958-62. (25 minutes) |
People's Century documentary
video on China.
Video Mao -
Hero or villain? The brilliant
Wikipedia has an excellent summary of the main causes and
consequences of the Great Leap Forward and up to date figures on
the famine debate. |
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Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? |
Worksheet
8 from the lesson.
Video
extract from the
People's Century series.
PBS documentary
video dealing with the period
1962-76. (55 minutes)
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Video
on China from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
One Man's
Revolution. 20 minute
video
covering China 1949-76. |
Morning Sun, a film and website about the Cultural
Revolution.
Wikipedia on the Cultural Revolution. |
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What was it like to be a Red Guard during the
Cultural Revolution? |
Extract from Jung Chang's Wild Swans with discussion
questions.
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Wild Swans - the story of one girl's experience of growing up
during the Cultural Revolution. The only book I have ever ripped
in half. |
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| What were
the consequences of the Cultural Revolution? |
Worksheet
9 from the lesson. Edited extract from Michael
Lynch's
The People Republic of China since 1949.
Revision sheet to be completed on China 1945-76
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PBS documentary
covers China in the 20th century. Part 2 and 3 are relevant. |
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