CHINA PICTURE BOOK
Modern China
China's Revolutions:
John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had ruled there for millennia. Most revolutions have some degree of tumult associated with them, but China's 20th century revolutions were REALLY disruptive. In 1911 and 1912, Chinese nationalists brought 3000 years of dynastic rule to an end. China plunged into chaos as warlords staked out regions of the country for themselves. The nationalists and communists joined forces briefly to bring the nation back together under the Chinese Republic, and then they quickly split and started fighting the Chinese Civil War. The fight between nationalists and communists went on for decades, and was interrupted by an alliance to fight the invading Japanese during World War II. After World War II ended, the Chinese Civil War was back on. Mao and the communists were ultimately victorious, and Chiang Kai-Shek ended up in Taiwan. And then it got weird. Mao spent years repeatedly trying to purify the Communist Party and build up the new People's Republic of China with Rectifications, Anti Campaigns, Five Year Plans, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. These had mixed results, to say the least. John will cover all this and more in this week's Crash Course World History.
John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had ruled there for millennia. Most revolutions have some degree of tumult associated with them, but China's 20th century revolutions were REALLY disruptive. In 1911 and 1912, Chinese nationalists brought 3000 years of dynastic rule to an end. China plunged into chaos as warlords staked out regions of the country for themselves. The nationalists and communists joined forces briefly to bring the nation back together under the Chinese Republic, and then they quickly split and started fighting the Chinese Civil War. The fight between nationalists and communists went on for decades, and was interrupted by an alliance to fight the invading Japanese during World War II. After World War II ended, the Chinese Civil War was back on. Mao and the communists were ultimately victorious, and Chiang Kai-Shek ended up in Taiwan. And then it got weird. Mao spent years repeatedly trying to purify the Communist Party and build up the new People's Republic of China with Rectifications, Anti Campaigns, Five Year Plans, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. These had mixed results, to say the least. John will cover all this and more in this week's Crash Course World History.
Assignment. Complete the blanks (10 points)
China's revolutions of 1911-1912 ended (1)________________years of dynastic rule! Wow, that's huge - yikes! (2)________________ took over parts of China for themselves, selfish. Eventually it came down to two groups, the Nationalists and the Communists and they became buddies for a short time under the (3) __________________________ until they had a MAJOR BREAK UP and started fighting the Chinese Civil War.
This went on, and on, and on, and on…. except, miraculously, during WWII the (4)____________________ invaded so both groups united once again to FIGHT THEM OFF! But, guess what, after (5)_____________, the Nationalist and Communists just started fighting again. :(
(6)______________________and the Communists eventually won China and Chaing Kai-Shek got stuck with just (7)_________________. Mao declared The Peoples Republic of China in (8)______________where the working class would be the leaders of a people’s democratic (9)__________________. That just doesn't make sense but that's what he said! Mao constantly tried to help China but actually hurt the people of China over and over again especially in his program called the (10)__________________ Revolution. Thankfully the people of China are resilient (which means they bend, they don’t break) and their history is amazing and wise. They have been able to overcome so many hardships and thrive and despite so much adversity they still move forward. Today the government of China even blocks (11)________________. But do you think that will stop its brilliant people?
China's revolutions of 1911-1912 ended (1)________________years of dynastic rule! Wow, that's huge - yikes! (2)________________ took over parts of China for themselves, selfish. Eventually it came down to two groups, the Nationalists and the Communists and they became buddies for a short time under the (3) __________________________ until they had a MAJOR BREAK UP and started fighting the Chinese Civil War.
This went on, and on, and on, and on…. except, miraculously, during WWII the (4)____________________ invaded so both groups united once again to FIGHT THEM OFF! But, guess what, after (5)_____________, the Nationalist and Communists just started fighting again. :(
(6)______________________and the Communists eventually won China and Chaing Kai-Shek got stuck with just (7)_________________. Mao declared The Peoples Republic of China in (8)______________where the working class would be the leaders of a people’s democratic (9)__________________. That just doesn't make sense but that's what he said! Mao constantly tried to help China but actually hurt the people of China over and over again especially in his program called the (10)__________________ Revolution. Thankfully the people of China are resilient (which means they bend, they don’t break) and their history is amazing and wise. They have been able to overcome so many hardships and thrive and despite so much adversity they still move forward. Today the government of China even blocks (11)________________. But do you think that will stop its brilliant people?