Cuba Under Batista

Reading Questions for Pearson Chapter 3, Section 1:

• What was life like in Cuba prior to the revolution?
• Explain the rule of Fulgencio Batista. What groups opposed him? Why?

Mao: Foreign Policy

Agenda 10/21:

1. Students worked in groups to investigate different moments in Chinese Foreign Policy. The made posters including Causes and Consequences of one of four policies: The Korean War, The Sino-Soviet Split, Sino-American Relations, and Tibet. Students used their Pearson text, Chapter 5, Section 3.
2. Students began watching the documentary Mao Declassified.

HOMEWORK:

Mao QUIZ - Tuesday 10/27

Prompts for Mao quiz. The quiz will be given on Tuesday, October 27th. You will need to answer two of the following questions:

• By what methods, and with what success did Mao Zedong try to eliminate domestic opposition?
• Examine the successes and failures of Mao Zedong’s economic policies.
• Examine the successes and failures of Mao Zedong’s domestic policies.
• In what was Mao Zedong able to create a cult of personality?
• Discuss the conditions that produced the Chinese Communist Party and the leadership of Mao Zedong.
• Explain one of Mao's foreign policies. Discuss causes, course, and consequences.

Mao Declassified:

Mao: The Cultural Revolution and Foreign Policy

Agenda 10/16:

1. Students finished studying documents about the Cultural Revolution
2. Students wrote a two voice poem from contrasting viewpoints of individuals living through the Cultural Revolution.
3. Students listened to a podcast about the Cultural Revolution and took notes.

Prompts for Mao quiz. The quiz will be given on Tuesday, October 27th. You will need to answer two of the following questions:

• By what methods, and with what success did Mao Zedong try to eliminate domestic opposition?
• Examine the successes and failures of Mao Zedong’s economic policies.
• Examine the successes and failures of Mao Zedong’s domestic policies.
• In what was Mao Zedong able to create a cult of personality?
• Discuss the conditions that produced the Chinese Communist Party and the leadership of Mao Zedong.

The Cultural Revolution

Agenda 10/14:

1. Students interpreted propaganda posters. Students took notes on the different themes and messages in the propaganda.
2. Students learned about the Cultural Revolution. They read an excerpt from the book Red Azalea  and began interpreting a series of documents about the Cultural Revolution. They kept a list of people involved and their involvement.

Read pages 172-179 in Pearson. Answer these questions for Friday 10/16.

1. What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution?
2. Who were the Red Guard? Why did Mao turn from supporting them to opposing them?
3. What were the costs of the Cultural Revolution?
4. Explain the events surround the 1971 coup d’etat attempt.
5. Who were the Gang of Four?

HOMEWORK:

Propaganda/Reality Posters DUE Tuesday 10/20

Mao and Opposition: The Antis Campaign

Agenda 10/7:

1. Students read an excerpt from Mao: The Unknown Story  about the Antis campaign and Mao's private lifestyle. They read, answered, and discussed these questions:

• What changes were instituted after the Communists took power?
• Who was the opposition? How were they dealt with?
• What resulted from the antis campaigns?
• Identify double standards.
• List the excesses of Mao. Which is the worst?
• Compare and contrast Mao and Stalin.

Mao: Collectivization and the Great Leap Forward

Agenda 10/1:

1. Students review the homework questions [below] about the events leading to the Communist Revolution in China in 1949. They made lists of statements about the events in the style of a Chinese campaign.
2. Students participated in a simulation of the collectivization of agriculture led by Mao.
3. Students listened to a podcast and took drawing notes about life in China during this period - inside and out of the commune.
4. Students read an article about collectivization and held a discussion using the following questions.

• Were the Soviets a positive or negative influence on China during the period of collectivization and the Great Leap Forward? 
• How were people affected by the collectivization and the Great Leap Forward? Cite examples from the text. 
• Evaluate the leadership of Mao and the Communist Party of China (CPC). Was this a “good” government? Cite examples from the text. 
• Compare the Great Leap Forward to the simulation. 
• The communes and Great Leap Forward could have been successful and human lives could have been spared. To what extent do you agree?

HOMEWORK:

Read the first half Pearson Ch. 5, Sec. 2 (pgs. 157-169) - DUE Monday 10/5 - Answer these questions:

• Identify early social and economic reforms made by the Communist Party. 
• In what ways did the Korean war strengthen Mao’s power? 
• What was the purpose of the “Antis” movements? Who was targeted? 
• Make a t-chart. Label it, “The First Five Year Plan: Successes | Failures”. Complete the chart.
• Was the Hundred Flowers Campaign a pre-meditated trick to expose threats to the government? Discuss and explain the campaign in your answer.