Modern China

Our Goals I can explain the causes of China’s

rise to a world power.

Essential Questions Historical Thinking

What are the causes and effects of China’s rise as a world power?

SPICE Thematic Connections How do the SPICE Elements impact

modern China? Critical Thinking

To what extent is China a free society?

Modern China Reform Planning

The Situation: Mao is old and has lost power. You job is to work as a committee to decide the direction of Communist China moving forward.

Your Task: As a group, decide what policies you will take to turn China into a world economic power. Make connections to SPICE Elements. Work in reality, not fiction.

Mao’s Attempts to Change China

Policy Time Period Program ResultsFirst Five Year Plan

1953-1957 • Reliance on Soviet Union.• Industry grew 15% per year.• Agriculture output grew slowly.

One Hundred Flowers Campaign

1958 • Mao’s critics were silenced.

Great Leap Forward

1958-1961 • China suffered economic disaster• Industrial Decline• Agricultural disaster and famine• Mao lost influence

Cultural Revolution

1966-1976 • Mao used the Red Guard and radical youths to reestablish his power.

• Purges & conflicts between leaders led to political, social, and economic ruin.

• Mao lost support

Mao’s Decline Following the Cultural Revolution, many

Chinese citizens moved away from extreme communist beliefs.

1971: China opened its doors to the United States.

1976: Mao dies.

Mao’s Replacement: Deng Xiaoping

A moderate communist (who had been targeted by Mao during the Cultural Rev.) rose to power in China.

Supported moderate economic policies Allowed for some free market principles

Deng’s Modernization of China

Deng called for Four Modernizations Agriculture

Eliminated Communes. Reinstated private property. Allowed farmers to sell excess crops on a market. (Increased production by 50% between 1978-1984).

Industry Allowed state run businesses to set their own quotas.

Allowed private businesses Defense Science & Technology

Embraced modern tech. Allowed foreign technology and influence.

China’s Growth

China’s Modernizations

1980’s: Call for Democracy

With new rights and economic freedoms, many Chinese citizens began to call for a Democratic system of government.

Tiananmen Square: 1989

Over 100,000 Students protested and filled the massive public square in Bejing.

International Media covered the event.

Deng’s Government responded by using force, ending in the deaths of thousands.

Tank Man

China Today

Modern China Articles

Read Four Articles Record examples of SPICE

Themes in China today. Write three level 2 or 3

questions about Modern China which will guide our discussions later in this unit.