Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: China's Cultural Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan inspiring students to consider what it was like during the Cultural Revolution prompted by Mao Tse-Tung in the 1960's through primary source documents.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Government and Politics of China
Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Government and Politics of China
Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.
Digital History
Digital History: How China Became a Communist Country [Pdf]
A great overview of the revolution in China, the conflict between the Nationalists and Chiang Kai-shek and the Communists and Mao Zedong, and the eventual victory of the Communist Party. Read about the failure of Chiang Kai-shek, the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
As a prominent icon in the Cultural Revolution, "Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan" celebrated the grassroots nature of revolutionary history and cultivated devotion to Mao during a tumultuous time. This painting is a brilliant example of...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Tirangular Diplomacy: u.s., Ussr, and China
A discussion about Richard Nixon's foreign policies and his idea of triangular diplomacy where he used the rivalries between the USSR and China for U.S. advantage.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Communism
This site explains the history of communism throughout the world. Looks at the principles of Marxism and communism, Karl Marx, and major communist political victories around the world.