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Stanford History Education Group (SHEG): China's Cultural Revolution

This lesson explores the motivations of Chinese youth in participating in the Cultural Revolution. Through a series of primary documents, students consider what it may have been like to experience this tumultuous period of Chinese history.

 

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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

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Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Classroom Resources
  • Lesson Plans
    • Primary Source(s): 
  • Government Documents
    • Grade Level(s): 
  • 6-12
    • Audience(s): 
  • Student
  • Teacher
    • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies

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