Complete the questions for the documentary on a separate page, print them out and bring them to school on the first day we return. This will count for 2nd quarter.
Part
I: The Tank Man (Intro – 11:00)
1. What does
Tiananmen Square symbolize?
2. On June 4,
1989, Tiananmen Square became a warzone.
Who was engaged in fighting?
4. Who was
watching the foreign press?
5. How was the
film saved from the Chinese authorities?
6. What did images
of the Tank Man come to symbolize?
7. What effect did
Tank Man have on the fall of communism outside of China?
Part
II: China’s Rise ( 39:00 – 52:00)
8. What changes
were made to liberalize China’s economy?
9. According to
Deng Xiaoping, the economic door was opened, but what would happen if you
opened the political door?
10. Identify
“evidence” of China’s rapid economic growth:
11. What is meant
by “Two Chinas”? What is the difference
between China A & China B?
12. What effect
has economic liberalization had on education and healthcare?
13. Why does China
have so many migrant workers, also referred to as a “floating population”?
Part
III: Struggle to Control Information (1:04-1:15)
14. What is
surprising about the college students’ reactions to the Tank Man photo?
15. How does a
Google search of “Tiananmen Square” differ in China from one in the U.S.?
16. How have U.S.
companies and western technology aided China in censoring its people?
Conclusion: Summarize the greatest challenges – both
economic and political – China currently faces:
