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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights: Mao Zedong

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great biography of Mao Zedong (1893-1976). Looks at his early life, political activism, military leadership, unifying China, and policies implemented under his rule. A great site for learning about Chinese History in the 20th...
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CNN

Cnn: The Father of Modern China: Sun Yat Sen (1866 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a CNN profile on Sun Yat-sen. It contains biographical information, quotes, and photographs.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Power of Developers

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video features a peasant family in China that is caught in a land rights dispute with no apparent solution in sight.
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Curated OER

China: Chinese Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated map showing the spread of Chinese communism from 1945 to 1949.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: American Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Economic Imperialism in East Asia

For Students 11th - 12th
As America's economic prowess grew, it was able to harness this power to expand its imperialistic arm into China. This mutually beneficial relationship lasted until after World War II when China became a communist country.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Illegal in Beijing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. [2:55]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Labor Disputes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China's courts.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Farm and City

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Wide Angle reports on the increasingly difficult conditions for farmers in China that have caused many rural Chinese to flee the countryside.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Long Live the People's Republic of Ch

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Long live the People's Republic of China" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Gao Quan and Yang Keshan, 1979.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Central of the Chinese Party

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1949, United States State Department issued a report on the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The document explains how the existing Chinese Kuomintang government under communist leadership is failing to meet the...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Mao Zedong

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing the biography of Mao Zedong who was the leader of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese communist party. He was also called Mao Tse-tung.
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China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
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Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
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PBS

Pbs: Great Leap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An overview of the incredible changes that China went through due to Mao Zedong. Read an eyewitness interview from a woman who lived through those times.
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Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Graphic
Curated OER

China: Communism at 50

For Students 9th - 10th
The "New York Times" on the web International. Focuses on Communism with a timeline, audio discussion, an interactive map, and slide show. Has great pictures and many links to other similar topics about China.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Korean War is discussed in full in the course of the site. It discusses the causes of the war, air and naval activity, the land war, and more.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Height of the Cold War (1957 72)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.

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