Pre-Revolution Conditions in China

Agenda 10/12:

1. Students reviewed the reading questions from 5.1 in the Pearson text [below]. These answers can be turned in for credit.

• What was Mao’s background and why is it significant?
• What was happening in China between the fall of the Qing dynasty and 1928?
• The CPC and the GMD fought both as allies, in a “marriage of convenience” and as enemies. Identify reasons for and explain the shifting relationship from the 1920s until the Communist victory in 1949.
• Make a t-chart. Title it “GMD weaknesses | CPC Strengths”. Complete the chart considering events from the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

1. Students looked at the sample IB essay with examiner notes on page 155 of Pearson.
2. I reviewed major strengths and weaknesses of the Communists (CPC) and Nationalists (GMD).

DUE:

Great Terror / Show Trial Creative Interpretations