Lesson 1 The Big Question:What circumstances favoured the rise of Mao Zedong?
Learning Objectives: 1. To explain how the war with Japan helped the Communist Party gain more support. 2. To explain why the Communists won the Chinese Civil War.
Instructions 1. Open the lesson PowerPoint. 2. Read slide 3 to 9 THEN use the 'Symbols Approach' toolkit to actively read your two worksheets. 3. Create you own version of the table on slide 13. Use the information on slide 14 to 27 and pp.128-131 in Authoritarian Rulers to help you.
Home Learning: Use p. 126-128, Authoritarian Rulers and this PowerPoint to complete the worksheet outlining Mao Zedong's version of Communist ideology: Maoism. Click here to download the worksheet.
Lesson 2 The Big Question:What circumstances favoured the rise of Mao Zedong?
Learning Objectives: 1. To explain why the Communists won the Chinese Civil War. 2. To understand how Mao's ideology helped him gain power.
Instructions 1. Open the lesson PowerPoint. 2. Read the instructions on slide 1. Discuss your thoughts with the person next to you. Be prepared to share! 3. Work through the instructions to complete all leaning activities.
Extension: Watch the Crash Course history video about China's revolutions.