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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights: Mao Zedong

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great biography of Mao Zedong (1893-1976). Looks at his early life, political activism, military leadership, unifying China, and policies implemented under his rule. A great site for learning about Chinese History in the 20th...
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Republican China (1915 1928)

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of China during the time just before and just after World War I.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: The Great Leap Forward 1958 60

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the "Great Leap Forward". Characterized by China's attempt to accomplish economic and technical development from 1958-1960, causing the greatest famine in history.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Detente

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Vietnam War ended, President Richard Nixon's priority became pursuing better relations with the world's two largest communist superpowers, China and the Soviet Union.

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