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HST271: Modern China

From 1600 to the present

  • Syllabus HST271: Modern China (S23)
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    • Show and Tell 5
    • Week 15: Wrapping up
    • Week 14: Economic lift-off
    • Week 13: Opening up
    • Show and Tell 4
    • Week 12: Cultural Revolution and “Rapprochement”
    • Week 11: Great Leap Forward
    • Week 10: Building a new China
    • Show and Tell 3
    • Week 9: WWII and Civil War
    • Week 8: Guomindang, Communists, and Japanese
    • Show and Tell 2
    • Week 7: End of Empire and Revolution
    • Week 6: Boxers, end of Empire
    • Week 5: Taiping and Chinese Exclusion Act
    • Week 4: Opium Wars (and more)
    • Show and Tell 1
    • Week 3: High Qing
    • Week 2: Early Qing
    • Week 1: Introduction and navigation
    • First Reflection
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Response post Week 2

Posted onSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020 By TDH Leave a comment on Response post Week 2

Opening remarks: About the posts in general I’ll try and provide feedback to posts in Hypothes.is, but the easiest way … Read MoreResponse post Week 2

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Primary source 18.6 Democratic Dictatorship

Posted onDecember 15, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Primary source 18.6 Democratic Dictatorship

The primary source is titled On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship, which in itself is already contradictory. A democratic government by … Read MorePrimary source 18.6 Democratic Dictatorship

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Chapter 22

Posted onDecember 14, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 22

Document 22.5 Deng Xiaoping: Self-Criticism Deng Xiaoping starts his self-criticism off by clarifying that his mistakes were not accidents but … Read MoreChapter 22

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Chapter 27 Summary

Posted onDecember 10, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 27 Summary

Deng Xiaoping’s suppression of the Democracy movement in 1989, and his controversial political maneuverings in doing so was proving that … Read MoreChapter 27 Summary

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Summary chapter 24

Posted onDecember 6, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Summary chapter 24

The Four Modernizations After the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping saw an opportunity to make his political comeback. Deng … Read MoreSummary chapter 24

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Chapter 21 Summary

Posted onDecember 3, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 21 Summary

The Great Leap Forward Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward came in the wake of The Hundred Flowers campaign, and would … Read MoreChapter 21 Summary

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Digital Learning Assistants schedule

Posted onNovember 29, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Digital Learning Assistants schedule

In case you need some more assistance putting the final finishing touches to your digital projects: here is the schedule … Read MoreDigital Learning Assistants schedule

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Students and activism: continued

Posted onNovember 28, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Students and activism: continued

Observers suggest that Qiu Shuiping, the new CCP Chief at Peking University, was appointed not only to deal with the … Read MoreStudents and activism: continued

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Summary on Chapter 26 – Testing the Limits

Posted onNovember 26, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Summary on Chapter 26 – Testing the Limits

Key Points from Textbook Spence Pg. 639 – 665: Democracy’s Chorus Excitement over new entrepreneurial arrangements had people forgetting about … Read MoreSummary on Chapter 26 – Testing the Limits

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Chapter 24 Primary Source Presentation

Posted onNovember 26, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 24 Primary Source Presentation

Document 24.1    This document takes place in 1978, two years after the fall of the gang of four, a … Read MoreChapter 24 Primary Source Presentation

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