University of Maryland
University of Maryland: The Great Leap Forward 1958 60
A history of the "Great Leap Forward". Characterized by China's attempt to accomplish economic and technical development from 1958-1960, causing the greatest famine in history.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Republican China: Iii
This site from the University of Maryland is an excerpt about the Chinese Civil War from a larger site on Chinese history.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War
This article gives a thorough description of the events that lead up to the Chinese Civil War, breaking down the people and events that lead to a historical change that touched the world. Includes links to terms and people that may need...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Chinese Civil War: Why Did the Communists Win? [Pdf]
Article looks at war and military by examining the Chinese Civil War between the Nationalists and Communists. Includes questions for discussion and writing and small group activity in which students use evidence to support the main...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Richard M. Nixon
The National Portrait Gallery explores the actions of presidents in regard to the Cold War. Read about the so-called anti-Communist warrior, Richard M. Nixon, and his opening of relations with Communist China. Watch Nixon's speech about...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Government and Politics of China
Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Government and Politics of China
Present an impressive overview of pre-Communist through present day China with an outlook towards the future by including some of these resources.
Digital History
Digital History: Communism, Guerrillas and Falling Dominoes [Pdf]
Read about Vietnam at the end of World War II, France's attempt to keep South Vietnam out of Communist hands, and the successes of Ho Chi Minh. His guerrilla tactics forces France from Vietnam. Find out why the United States was inclined...
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Republican China (1915 1928)
The history of China during the time just before and just after World War I.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Republican China, 1928 1937
Discusses the rise of Communism in China during the period from 1928-1938.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Puyi
Wikipedia provides detailed biographical information on Puyi (1906-1967 CE), the last emperor of China.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Gate of Heavenly Peace
A companion website to the documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Tirangular Diplomacy: u.s., Ussr, and China
A discussion about Richard Nixon's foreign policies and his idea of triangular diplomacy where he used the rivalries between the USSR and China for U.S. advantage.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Maoism
An extremely brief discussion of Maoism from Britannica.com. It is considered an offshoot of Marxism, but nonetheless is a revolutionary method.
Other
Galen R. Frysinger: People and Places of the World: Tiananmen Square
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.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Detente
As the Vietnam War ended, President Richard Nixon's priority became pursuing better relations with the world's two largest communist superpowers, China and the Soviet Union.
Other
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century: Chinese Civil War
Animated map of the Communist advances from 1945-1949 during the Chinese Civil War.
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