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The Chinese Cultural Revolution: Dynamic Times, Dramatic Lessons for Today‘s Kids

The lesson plans presented here could be used in a high school World History course as part of a larger unit on the People’s Republic of China. Prerequisite understandings would include: 1) basic concepts of comparative governments, 2) the impact of Western imperialism on China, 3) an overview of twentieth-century Chinese history from the collapse of the Qing or Manchu dynasty in 1911 to the establishment of the PRC in 1949, and 4) the successes and failures of Maoist China prior to 1966.

 

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The Great Leap Forward / Cultural Revolution

During the famine, young child dying in the gutter, China [1946]

During the famine, young child dying in the gutter, China [1946]

Human Rights

Backyard furnace to produce steel during the Great Leap Forward era.

Backyard furnace to produce steel during the Great Leap Forward era.

Propaganda

Painting on the Wall of a Rural House in Shanghai

Painting on the Wall of a Rural House in Shanghai

Survival

In the beginning, commune members were able to eat for free at the commune canteens. This changed when food production slowed to a halt

In the beginning, commune members were able to eat for free at the commune canteens. This changed when food production slowed to a halt.

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