Modern Day China Events that have shaped China
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Modern Day China Events that have shaped China
EVENT #1 - Tiananmen Square • Tiananmen Reading with questions • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=40 b. I 6 wz. CTck (9: 57) • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XJBn. HMp. HG RY (BBC News 3: 35) • http: //topics. nytimes. com/topics/news/internation al/countriesandterritories/china/tiananmensquare/index. html NYT articles
Video Clip 8: 06 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e. UKCsgpn. ZUk
You make the connection… • How is this event similar to the Arab Spring?
EVENT #2 - China’s One Child Policy • What is it? • What was its purpose? • http: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=n_06 Dyf. Roo (9: 59)
China’s One Child Policy • 1979 - Limited urban families to 1 child Limited rural families to 2 children • Fines to pay if policy broken • Many girls given up for adoption or aborted due to new technology (ultrasound) • Today: 1)More men than women 116 to 100 2)Not enough people in the workforce and too many elderly • 2008 - Change one-child policy (stipulations)
Consequences of • Policy • • What were the consequences of this policy? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= Nlg. YXa. Idr 7 E (3: 05 Lost Girls) What has happened in China? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= z. WO 0 z. TOXc. A 0 (1: 38 Easing of the policy? ) 2007 protests of law led to violence in villages 2008 rumor of end of law, but govt said not for at least 10 more years New leader…new ideas and changes to the One Child Policy? ? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= My. XOFKHEp. WE (4: 49 Nov. 2013)
