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BBC

Bbc: On This Day: June 4: 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief account looks back at the period of student protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, which occurred in 1989.
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Center for Asian American Media: Chronology of the Pro Democracy Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline starts with events in the early part of the 20th century and then covers the year 1989 during which the massive protests in Tiananmen Square took place.
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Other

Pro Democracy Protests in China

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of solicit papers by China specialists and on-the-spot observers of the extraordinary events that exploded across the breadth of China in the spring of 1989 view the prodemocracy movement in the provinces as well as in...
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Other

Tiananmen Square, the Gate of Heavenly Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on the massacre at Tiananmen Square that includes a tour of the Square, the underlying themes of political debate in China, a chronology, and additional readings and links. There are also many interesting historical...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Gate of Heavenly Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion website to the documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4.
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PBS

Interview of Wang Dan

For Students 9th - 10th
A PBS interview with one of the main leaders of the pro democracy movement in China after his release from a Chinese prison and expulsion from China.
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Other

The Heritage Foundation: Dr. Wang Dan, Student Leader in Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th
Thoughts of Wang Dan, primary dissident in the Tiananmen Square protests, on China during the time of the protests and China in current times. June 2, 2009
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Experiencing Tiananmen Square

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This thorough lesson plan has students learning about the events related to Tiananmen Square. The students have options for how their research can be completed.
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Other

China Vista: The China Experience China Culture Index

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive, bilingual website about various aspects of Chinese culture, including folk custom, arts and crafts, food and drinks, costumes, scripts and calligraphy, performing arts, ethnic groups, etc.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Tiananmen Square Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides detailed facts and a summary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China on June 4, 1989.
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Galen R. Frysinger: People and Places of the World: Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out great photographs of Tiananmen Square, which is "located at the center at the center of Beijing City." A great resource for offering a visual context to the events of the democracy movement.
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Curated OER

Chinese Students Celebrate at Midnight in Tiananmen Square.

For Students 9th - 10th
This report surveys the demise of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China since the Tienanmen Square Massacre.
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Curated OER

Bbc: On This Day: June 4: 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of tanks moving into Tiananmen Square in June of 1989.