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China
Background
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Empires
Religion
Imperialism- Opium Wars
Open Door Policy
Spheres of Influence
Fall of Qin Dynasty 1912
Japanese Issues
Communists vs. Nationalists
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Long March
Revolution of 1911
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After death of Ci Xi in 1911
Qing Dynasty collapsed
A republic was established
The Last Emperor
The Republic
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1911 Dr. Sun Yatsen becomes
president
Organized the Guomindang or
Nationalist Party
3 Principles:
 Nationalism and end to foreign
control
 Democratic govt.
 Ensure decent livelihood of
people
Chang Kai Shek and Communists
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Becomes leader of Nationalist Army and
Party in 1928
Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
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Set up in 1921
Chang Kai Shek begins attacking and killing
the Communists
Long March
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1934
Communists go on a 1 year 6,000 mile escape from
Kai Shek
Mao Zedong emerges as leader of Communists
Gained support of peasants
90,000 left, 7,000 survived
Mao
Japanese Invasion
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1931
Japan seized Manchuria
Rape of Nanjing or “Nanking”
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Japanese Soldiers Killed Chinese citizens and
raped many women
Rape of “Nanking”
Two Japanese officers,
Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi
Noda competing to see who
could kill (with a sword)
one hundred people first.
The bold headline reads,
"'Incredible Record' (in the
Contest to) Cut Down 100
People—Mukai 106 – 105
Noda—Both 2nd Lieutenants
Go Into Extra Innings"
Massacred Chinese civilians at Hsuchow
Controversy flared up again in 1982,
when the Japanese Ministry of Education
censored any mention of the Nanking
Massacre in a high school textbook.
WWII
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During WWII, Communists and Nationalists
join forces to fight Japan
After WWII, China begins another civil war.
Mao and the Communists prevail
Nationalists flee to Taiwan
A & E Biography: Mao Zedong
Consider…
What made Mao “the most
successful guerilla leader of
all time”?
Why do people that hate
him also concede that he’s a
genius?
Despite responsibility for
millions of deaths, why do
people still revere him?
Propaganda
Spread of ideas to promote a cause or
damage another
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Control of information, ideas, facts, or allegations
spread deliberately to further one's cause or to
damage an opposing cause.
Present information to influence audience
Propaganda Techniques
Repetition
 Fear
 Emotional Appeal
 Exaggerated Images / Colors / Slogans
 One Sided Argument
 “Larger than Life” / Godlike Figures
 Demonize the Enemy
 Vilify outsiders
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“Warriors love
reading Chairman
Mao’s books most.”
1966
“Comrade Mao
Zedong is the
greatest
MarxistLeninist of the
present age.”
1969
“Turn China into a
prosperous, rich and
powerful,
industrialized,
socialist country
under the leadership
of the communist
party and Chairman
Mao!” 1954
“The happy life
that Chairman
Mao gave us.”
1954
“Vigorously
promote
revolution and
production…”
1968
“Support
agriculture
energetically.”
1969-1970
“The sunlight of
Mao Zedong’s
thought illuminates
the road of the
great proletarian
Cultural
Revolution.” 1966
Chinese Propaganda
Characteristics?
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 Would it work today?
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Mao & Gandhi Consider…
Political Cartoon
How would you compare the Long March and the Salt March?
How would you compare Gandhi and Mao as leaders and men?
The Long March
&
The Salt March
Consider the
similarities and
differences.
What are they?
Cross Unit Creative Application
Gandhi/Mao Political Cartoon
Create: a political cartoon that reflects your opinion on the contrasting
methods used by Mao and Gandhi to foster revolution / achieve
independence.
You must illustrate your viewpoint and the cartoon should reflect the
differences between the two opposing perspectives of revolution /
independence. The cartoon needs to be done in color.
In addition to the political cartoon, you will prepare a written paragraph
explanation (4-5 sentences) on the back of your cartoon consisting of…
Explanation of viewpoint
Explanation of symbolism and technique
Due:
“It doesn’t matter if the cat is
black or white, so long as it
catches mice”
-Deng Xiaoping
Deng and Modernizing China’s
Economy
Concept: Change China from a Command
Economy to a Market Economy
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Command: Communism
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What does that mean?
Government decides
Market: Capitalism
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Consumers and producers decide
SEZ (Special Economic Zones)
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Coastal Cities
Effects
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1. Agriculture
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2. Industry
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(+) Economic Prosperity for farmers
(-) Some collective farms remain
(+) Overall, output has grown
(-) State Factories are inefficient
3. Science and Technology
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(+) More foreign investment, trade, modernization
(-) Student protests, world criticism, growing foreign
influence
The Effects of Modernization
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China has seen rapid
growth with new social
concerns
China’s GDP 2nd in the
World
 {US #1}
Growth Rate 9%
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{US 3%}
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Social Problems
 Layoffs
 Growing division
of Wealth
 New Costs (health
care)
 Low per capita
$5,000
China’s Population Control
In 1979, the Chinese Government began
planning to curb its population of over 1.25
Billion.
Population Growth
China’s Population
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Why would China want to
limit its population size?
Over-crowding, economic
costs, & food production
How do you limit the
population of China?
Delay Marriage and
Pregnancy
Limit of One-Child-per
family
Promotion
How do you Enforce this policy?
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Rewards
Wage/ Land increases
First choice of
apartments, schools
Reduce taxes
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Propaganda
Punishments
Fines for additional
children
More taxes/ fees
Less food
Harsh actions:
sterilizations and
abortions
2050
China’s Environment
Modernizing takes its toll
China’s Top 10 Ecological Problems
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Deforestation
Soil Erosion
Desertification
Damaged Ecosystems
Endangered Species
Solid Waste
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Water Pollution
Water Shortages
Acid Rain
Air Pollution
Which 3 are Most Important?
China’s Environmental
Problems
7 out of 10 of the world’s most polluted
cities are in China.
Causes for Environmental Problems
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Rapid Industrialization
Inadequate Public Awareness
Insufficient Govt. management
High Population Density
Air Pollution
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Causes of Air Pollution
Vehicle Emissions
Factory Pollution
Burning Coal for energy
Acid Rain: affects 30% of the
country
 Destroys crops
Beijing
europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/
east/12/10/beijing.pollution
europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/
east/12/10/beijing.pollution
Water Facts: China
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Less than 20% of municipal waste water is
treated
Nearly 85% of China’s cities are short of
clean water
Wuhan, Hebei province: A
man collects dead fish in
Donghu lake, where officials
say an estimated 30,000kg of
fish have been killed by a
combination of pollution and
hot weather
Chinese workers pour water into a
polluted canal after they rinsed their
bowls used for lunch in Beijing, China,
Thursday, June 5, 2003. Millions of
people in China's north face water
shortages this summer as the giant but
overused Yellow River falls to its lowest
level in 50 years, which supplies
elsewhere are heavily polluted
environmental officials said Thursday.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese bottle collectors navigate through a trash infested canal in Beijing on
Monday June 26, 2000. Environmental concerns are being neglected as
China attempts to emerge into an industrialized nation. According to statistics,
all of China's major freshwater lakes are polluted. (AP Photo/Chien-min
Chung)
Ecosystem Damage
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Pollution by Humans and synthetic
fertilizers
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Water Shortages
This had been a reservoir
in China.
100,000 wells went dry in 2000
Dig ½ mile deep for new wells
3. Solid Waste
Ecosystem
Damage
4. Deforestation
Burnt trees in Yunnan,
China.
5. Soil erosion
6. Flooding
Ecosystem Damage
6. Desertification
Making deserts out of once lush forests,
dust storms can reach the western US
blanketing from Canada to Arizona with a
layer of dust
http://www.truehealth.org/climnw04.html
Results of a sandstorm
Su's almost-buried house
is nowhere near the heart
of China's rapidly
encroaching deserts. It is
just 160 km north of
Beijing.
http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html