Name: ______Do Now
March 29, 2006History -
Do Now #31
Objective:
7. I will be able to analyze the major principles of Communism and describe the Communist revolution in China.
Essential Question: “What would it take for our government (and our country) to be perfect?”
Are you MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE?
Earn your class the points they deserve!
1. As the last dynasty came to an end, w______began to take over China from within.
2. At the same time, more E______countries and J______began to take over China from the outside.
3. The J______conquered an area of China called M______.
4. Within China there were _____ major political parties that wanted to transform the country. They were called the K______and the C______.
5. The K______wanted to create a d______in China.
6. A d______is a type of government where everyone can vote.
7. A m______is a type of government ruled by a king or queen.
8. A t______is a type of government ruled by a religious leader.
9. A m______d______is where a general controls a country.
Map Review: Vocabulary Review:
1. ______KuomintangManchuriaOpium
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Above and Beyond: Answer our new essential question in the space below. Use complete sentences. DO NOT begin the survey on the back of this page.
Your Ideal (Perfect) Government Survey:
Write “True” or “False” for false for each statement.
1. Everyone should get to vote.______
2. It’s better to have a king or queen because they can take care of
ruling the country, and I can worry about my own work.______
3. Everyone in a country should have the same religion.______
4. Everyone in a country should get a free education.______
5. Only smart people should get a free education.______
6. Nobody should have to pay taxes. Everyone should just pay
for what they use.______
7. Everyone should get the same pay--doctors and McDonald’s workers--because
everyone does their share.______
8. The government should own all the businesses and farms so that they
will be run honestly.______
9. People should trust that their leaders know what’s best, always.______
10. If everyone has the same amount of money, people will live in peace
and be happy.______
Above and Beyond: Explain your answers in complete sentences.
After the Revolution …
1. Do you think that dividing money in this way is fair? Why or why not? ______
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2. Will things run more smoothly or less smoothly when the government has taking control of every business? Why do you think this is the case? ______
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Name: ______Classwork
March 29, 2006History -
Classwork #31
The Communist Revolution in China
The First Communists:
Communism is a type of government based on the teachings of a German philosopher named Karl Marx. Marx wrote his major books (The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) in the 1800s. He believed that all of history was really a struggle between the rich and the poor. (Think of European imperialists and African nationalists. Think of black South Africans from townships and wealthy white South Africans during Apartheid.) He believed that the rich were slowly getting richer and richer. The poor, he argued, were getting poorer and poorer. He believed that as time went on, there would be fewer and fewer rich people and more and more poor people on earth. Eventually, Marx argued, the poor people would rise up, defeat the few remaining rich people and divide all of the world’s wealthy equally among all of its people. It is the hope of all communist governments to create a utopia, a perfect community where all is peaceful and everyone is happy.
Russia was the first country to create a Communist government (in 1917). Here everyone was paid equally. The government controlled all businesses to make sure that everyone was paid equally. As Russia went through its own communist revolution, China’s communists hoped that Russia would support them in their battles against the Kuomintang and the warlords.
Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
The promises that communism made were attractive to millions of poor Chinese. The Chinese communists promised to redistribute the wealth of the nation so that poor, rural farmers were just as wealthy as the warlords and those who lived in the large Eastern cities. Their leader was a man named Mao Zedong. He led the CCP as they fought against the warlords and against the Kuomintang. These battles lasted decades, but eventually, in 1949, the CCP defeated the last of the Kuomintang fighters and created began building a communist government in China.
China’s Communist Government:
China’s new government made several important arguments. First, it argued that all people were created equal. Men and women should have equal rights, and everyone who works, no matter what their job, should be able to afford a good life for themselves and their families. In other words, because a doctor, a lawyer, and a garbage collector all work hard, they should all make the same amount of money. No on person’s work should be more valuable than another person’s work.
Furthermore, China’s government argued that it should control all of the country’s businesses. It seized all stores, companies, offices, farms, and schools. That way the government can be certain that everyone is treated fairly and equally.
Finally, Communism outlaws all religion. Religion, many early Communists argued, distract people from confronting the world around them. If people are convinced that they are going to Heaven, they will be less concerned with the ways in which the rich are taking things away from the poor. To make people really concerned about equality and taking wealth away from the rich and giving it to the poor, people must not be allowed to feel confident that they will go to Heaven.
Above and Beyond: Create Think Tank questions about communism in the space below.
Part II: Complete the missing sections of today’s skeleton in the space below.
Part III: Make sure you are ready for today’s think tank meeting. Have two questions ready to go …
1. ______
______
2. ______
______
Part IV: Use the bottom part of this page for any notes you need to make during your meeting (shout-outs, # of times people speak if you are the Recorder, or parking lot questions).
Name: ______Exit Slip
March 28, 2006History - ______
Directions: Evaluate the members of your think tank with the rubric below.
Teammate’s name:How prepared was this teammate for the meeting? / 1
(had 1 or fewer quality questions ready for the meeting) / 2
(had two quality questions ready to go) / 3
(had more than two quality questions ready to go)
How well did this teammate keep conversation going? / 1
(could not add to a discussion, could only ask a new question) / 2
(could add at least two quality comments to a question someone asked) / 3
(could add more than two quality comments to a questions come asked)
How was this teammate’s focus during the meeting? / 1
(lost focus during the meeting and could not fix the problem) / 2
(may have lost focus once but quickly fixed the problem) / 3
(never once lost focus during the meeting)
Teammate’s name:
How prepared was this teammate for the meeting? / 1
(had 1 or fewer quality questions ready for the meeting) / 2
(had two quality questions ready to go) / 3
(had more than two quality questions ready to go)
How well did this teammate keep conversation going? / 1
(could not add to a discussion, could only ask a new question) / 2
(could add at least two quality comments to a question someone asked) / 3
(could add more than two quality comments to a questions come asked)
How was this teammate’s focus during the meeting? / 1
(lost focus during the meeting and could not fix the problem) / 2
(may have lost focus once but quickly fixed the problem) / 3
(never once lost focus during the meeting)
Teammate’s name:
How prepared was this teammate for the meeting? / 1
(had 1 or fewer quality questions ready for the meeting) / 2
(had two quality questions ready to go) / 3
(had more than two quality questions ready to go)
How well did this teammate keep conversation going? / 1
(could not add to a discussion, could only ask a new question) / 2
(could add at least two quality comments to a question someone asked) / 3
(could add more than two quality comments to a questions come asked)
How was this teammate’s focus during the meeting? / 1
(lost focus during the meeting and could not fix the problem) / 2
(may have lost focus once but quickly fixed the problem) / 3
(never once lost focus during the meeting)
Cotton Farmer / Peanut Farmer
Owner of a McDonald’s / Owner of a car dealership
Head of a
law firm / Head of a Hospital
Walmart wwner / Owner of a Bojangles
Owner of a barber shop / Owner of a major sports team
Owner of a construction company / Owner of a car repair shop