Mao and The Great Leap Forward

Agenda 10/3:

1. Students learned about the protests in Hong Kong, noting the still powerful influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
2. Students read excerpts from the book Mao: The Unknown Story about Mao and the Great Leap Forward. They compared Mao's words to the realities of the situation at that time. Students read pages 322-327 and 418-431.