China in the 20th century

All the foundational information your students need to build their knowledge, interest, and skills upon. Concise information in point form with stunning images and thought-provoking questions. **

For most of its history China has been one of the most powerful civilizations on this planet. Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century China has risen to take its place on the world stage once again. This presentation examines the following topics:

Google App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!

♦ Geography of China

♦ Brief summary of Chinese history

♦ Western Imperialism

♦ Boxer Rebellion

♦ Republic of China & Sun Yat-sen

♦ Chiang Kai-shek and his anti-communist purges

♦ Mao Zedong and the Long March

♦ Chinese Civil War

♦ China in WWII

♦ Communist Victory

♦ Tibet

♦ Sino-Soviet split

♦ The Great Leap Forward

♦ The Cultural Revolution

♦ Deng Xiaping and his reforms

♦ Tiananmen Square

♦ Hong Kong

♦ China's challenges in the 21st century

Two versions of this lesson!

The first is a Presentation - PowerPoint/Google Slides - for those teachers who know the topic and want to guide their students through the material. This class takes approximately two 60-minutes periods. There are five links to Youtube in the presentation. The videos total ~15 minutes. Youtube links are checked weekly and updated when necessary. There are handouts for note taking along with reflection questions included with this presentation.

The second version consists of the information and images on worksheets that the students can read through at their own pace. This is best done if laptops or tablets are available for the class or for online learning. This version comes with more indepth questions that the students can work through at their own pace.

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