PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights: Mao Zedong
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...
CNN
Cnn: The Father of Modern China: Sun Yat Sen (1866 1925)
This is a CNN profile on Sun Yat-sen. It contains biographical information, quotes, and photographs.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Power of Developers
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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China: Chinese Civil War
Animated map showing the spread of Chinese communism from 1945 to 1949.
OpenStax
Open Stax: American Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Economic Imperialism in East Asia
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Illegal in Beijing
In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. [2:55]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Labor Disputes
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Farm and City
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.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Long Live the People's Republic of Ch
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.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Central of the Chinese Party
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Mao Zedong
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
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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China: Communism at 50
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.
PBS
Pbs: Great Leap
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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China: Communism at 50
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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China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Curated OER
China: Communism at 50
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.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Korean War
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.
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Height of the Cold War (1957 72)
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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