Monday May 11th (Day 47)

CHAPTER 15 The Cold War

Start of Section #3 Communism - outline due Wednesday Night, Quiz Thursday

H-SS 10.9.4 

Objective:
students will be able to:
Analyze the Chinese Civil War, the rise of Mao Tse-tung, and the subsequent political and economic upheavals in China (e.g., the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square uprising).

Rationale:

Communism as a concept is one of the most misunderstood ideas in World History, this section will provide some historical content to China and their pursuit of implementing the Communist system.

Evidence:

Being able to list the various underlying principles of why Communism (as an economic theory and Government system) was first devised and what its goals were, is essential to understanding Communism.

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Essential Question....Who determines the Distribution od resources within a country?

Journal - Equality vs Equity, is either right?

Monday-

In class today we will start to look at Section #3 regarding Communism.  Thursday we introduced you to Joseph McCarthy and his attempt to "root out communists"
America didn't have a very positive feeling about Communism, but did it go too far?

Today I'll provide some background about this with a short DBQ and some questions. This is important because it pretty much defined the USA relationship with USSR and China for the next 30-40 years. (Google Classroom Post)

For Tuesday- Presentation outlining events in China which led to the Communist Revolution, the rise of Mao Zedong, and Chaing Kai Shek

Cultural Revolution Presentation

Student Outline for China Revo presentation

Great Leap Forward Video Questions