Tianamen Square Protest & Human Rights in China

Tiananmen Square Protest Lesson:I have several YOU TUBE clips identified. Your group can select any 3 to watch

#1 AP Presentation –Tiananmen (8 mins) Tiananmen Square Massacre

Shows entire history, in PowerPoint fashion, includes images of how not allowed to search for Tiananmen Square in China. A good introduction for those less familiar with the event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inWKFKv9UA&feature=related

#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYN3TGy6ZE (10 min) It Happened in Tiananmen 2014 part 1 explains how the Protest started and leads up to the violence, without covering it. (Not available in China)

#3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRgcJSoNQ38 (12 min) It Happened in Tiananmen 2014 part 2, shows violence and Tank Man stand off at 9:40 min. Tiananmen Square as a human rights violation: I like this one!! Have background- modernizations

#4 20 years after Tiananmen (3mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uieND7g2ye0&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Then Read the Magazine Article in your folder (Page 18). Discuss and answer the questions.

Homework: read packet pages 20-21 “Great Leap Backwards” by Kristof and List everything in the article that could be a human rights violation.