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Red Guards and “Anti-Revolutionary” Leaders

Red Guards and “Anti-Revolutionary” Leaders. What is going on in this picture? What are the guards doing?. Chinese Cultural Revolution:. Why Chinese youth get swept up in the Cultural R evolution?. Uses and Abuses of Power.

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Red Guards and “Anti-Revolutionary” Leaders

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  1. Red Guards and “Anti-Revolutionary” Leaders What is going on in this picture? What are the guards doing?

  2. Chinese Cultural Revolution: Why Chinese youth get swept up in the Cultural Revolution? Uses and Abuses of Power LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

  3. Red Guards and “Anti-Revolutionary” Leaders

  4. Analysis • The photographs were taken in February 1967. It shows Red Guards displaying leaders of “Anti-Revolutionary Groups.” • Many of the people targeted by Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution were teachers and professors. • LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

  5. Cultural Revolution Poster

  6. Propaganda • What objects are in the foreground? (Answer: Religious icons, literature, film reels. If you look very closely you see “USA” on one of the books.) • What might these symbolize? (Answer: Old traditions -- religion, literature, capitalism, and imperialism.) • What is happening to these objects or symbols? (Answer: The Red Guards are destroying them.) • LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

  7. Continuation • Whose picture is on the flag? (Answer: Mao Zedong.) • How are the Red Guards depicted? (Answer: They are depicted as valiant. They are shown as leading a multitude of people for their cause.)

  8. Introduction • Today we are going to study the Cultural Revolution in China, which occurred between 1966 and 1976. In particular, we’re going to look at a group of youth called the Red Guards who were responsible for much of the violence and abuse of the Cultural Revolution. We are going to look at a number of documents and ask, “Why did Chinese youth get swept up in the Cultural Revolution?” • LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

  9. Instructions In pairs… • Read documents A and B then answer guiding questions individually. • Class discussion • LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

  10. Day 2 In pairs… • Read documents C and D then answer guiding questions individually. • Class discussion • Write a paragraph that answers the central historical question using evidence from the documents. • LT: I will analyze, construct, and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. H 1(c)

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