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WELCOME to CLASS! How has communism limited rights? Video & Note Analysis of Events Exit Ticket: Color, Symbol, Image Warm-up: Political Cartoon Analysis AGENDA We will start in… PLEASE HAVE OPEN... Learning Goal: I can analyze the political impact of communism in China by examining the events of Tiananmen Square. End of Lesson Question: How does China exercise control over individual rights?
A timeline of Communist China & individual rights 1945 Civil War: After its defeat in World War II. Japan withdraws from China, which plunges into civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and Mao Zedong's Communists. 1949 The People's Republic: Mao proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China. 1966 Cultural Revolution: His power weakening, Mao orders the masses to revolt against enemies of Communism 1972 Nixon In China: Richard Nixon becomes the first U.S. President to visit Communist China, re-establishing contact after a 23-year gap. 1976 From Mao To Deng: Mao dies, and moderates, led by Deng Xiaoping, take control and begin to modernize the economy. 1989 Tiananmen Square
What Makes a photo Iconic? The images below are well known around the world for a reason. Discuss what details or reasons impact a photograph.
What Happened AT Tiananmen Square Complete the Hot Spots Jamboard to label information from your chart. What information is still needed concerning this event?
1989: Tiananment Square MAssacre Directions: As you read, highlight evidence of communism’s impact on Chinese citizens On May 29, 1989, a 27-foot-tall foam-and-papier-mâché statue resembling the Statue of Liberty appeared in Tiananmen Square, the 100-acre heart of Beijing. Thousands of college students had occupied the square for more than a month in defiance of China's Communist government, and the towering figure they named the Goddess of Democracy and Freedom symbolized their goal of forcing the government to loosen its repressive grip on the lives of China's 1.3 billion people. But to China's authoritarian rulers, the statue was an insult, perhaps more so because its features were not even Chinese. Within days, they sent in Army tanks to break up the protest in one of the most violent crackdowns in China's history: Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of protesters were killed, and the statue was smashed--along with the hopes of millions of people across China.
1989: Tiananment Square MAssacre Directions: As you read, highlight evidence of communism’s impact on Chinese citizens The protest began in April 1989, when several thousand students, mourning the death of a Communist leader who favored reform, marched through Beijing chanting democratic slogans. Within a week, more than 100,000 people had converged on Tiananmen Square to demand more openness and political freedom, and protests began springing up in other cities. The government quickly outlawed the demonstrations, but to little effect, and many of the students in Tiananmen Square went on a hunger strike to call even greater attention to their cause. "I don't know exactly what democracy is," a 22-year old physics student told The New York Times. "But we need more of it." The Army reclaimed the square within 24 hours, destroying the protesters' encampments and pulling down the Goddess of Democracy. Some people trying to escape were shot in the back, witnesses said.
1989: Tiananment Square MAssacre Directions: As you read, highlight evidence of communism’s impact on Chinese citizens Soldiers started huge bonfires to burn the encampments, leading to rumors that they were cremating people killed in the attack. For three more days, chaos reigned, with tanks crushing anything in their path--mechanical or human. The protests began at a time when the 40-year Cold War between the United States and its allies and its Communist adversaries--led by the Soviet Union and China--was winding down. Tensions were easing as a result of arms control and trade agreements, increasing diplomatic contacts, and signs of change in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. "Please tell the world," ordinary Chinese begged Western reporters. "Our government is mad," one student told The Times. "We need help from abroad, especially America. There must be something that America can do.
1989: Tiananment Square MAssacre Directions: As you read, highlight evidence of communism’s impact on Chinese citizens America did indeed join the worldwide condemnation of the crackdown, but the Bush administration decided to use forceful but non-inflammatory language. "I deeply deplore the decision to use force against peaceful demonstrators and the consequent loss of life," President George H.W Bush said, not directly criticizing the government. Bush had been America's de facto ambassador to China from 1974-75, following President Nixon's visit, reopening relations after a four-decade freeze. Having had personal experience managing the delicate U.S.-China relationship, Bush felt this was the most appropriate approach to take. Protesters piled vehicles in the streets to block their advance and begged the soldiers not to attack. "Don't use the People's Army against the people," was a typical rallying cry. One woman went from truck to truck to plead with the soldiers. "You are our army. You are our brothers and sisters," she said. "We believe you have a conscience. You must not crush the movement."
1989: Tiananment Square MAssacre Directions: As you read, highlight evidence of communism’s impact on Chinese citizens In the midst of the attack, a man carrying plastic shopping bags became a symbol of Chinese resistance. As a line of tanks moved toward Tiananmen Square, he stepped in front of the lead tank, and all the tanks stopped. He then waved a shopping bag as if to say "Go away." The lead tank moved to the left, and he moved to the left, waving his bag and shouting. The tank moved right, and he moved right. This ballet continued for several minutes, all captured on film, until some men ran from the curb and hustled him away. Though journalists have tried for years to identify him, no one really knows who he was. Some speculate that he was a student; others that he was an ordinary Chinese man who was just fed up. But around the world, Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, became an icon of freedom and democracy. The number of people who died in the four-day army attack will probably never be known. The Chinese government said it was fewer than 300, a figure universally viewed as too low; other estimates have ranged as high as 3 ,000. The government said the protesters who had been killed were rabble-rousers, and hailed the few soldiers who had died as heroes of the people
Exit Ticket- CSI: Color. Symbol. IMAGE Directions: Complete each column of the chart by choosing a color that best represents the mood or feelings, a symbol that represents the events or treatment of the people, and an image that summarizes the entire topic.
