Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.7.4

MWH.C.7.4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• MWH.C.7.4.A

  Explain how civil conflicts in Korea and French Indochina became proxy wars between superpowers during the Cold War.

• MWH.C.7.4.B

  Describe significant political and economic change in China, including the influence of Sun Yat-Sen and the 1911 Revolution, and examine the consequences of the...

• MWH.C.7.4.C

  Describe the effects of the Chinese Communist Revolution, including the repressive economic and social policies of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward and result...

• MWH.C.7.4.D

  Explain the significance of pro-democracy movements such as Tiananmen Square and evaluate how economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping contributed to China’s modern...

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What Students Need to Do

Students trace Sun Yat-sen's ideas, the 1911 Revolution, and the civil war that split China and Taiwan. They identify foreign backers in the Korean and French Indochina wars. They explain Mao's campaigns, Deng's reforms, Tiananmen Square, and China's changing ties with the United States.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can identify who backed each side in Korea and French Indochina and explain why those wars drew foreign support. They can compare China's one-party rule and economic reforms with Taiwan's shift to democracy and export-led growth. They link the Great Leap Forward to famine and the Cultural Revolution to persecution.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may date the People's Republic of China to 1911 instead of 1949. They may think U.S. and Soviet troops did all the fighting in Korea and French Indochina. Some assume Deng's economic reforms brought free elections or that Taiwan was democratic from 1949.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: How did Deng's reforms change China's economy without ending Communist Party rule? Use the response to Tiananmen Square protests as evidence.

1. 01

   Pairs arrange dated cards for 1911, 1949, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Deng's reforms, and Tiananmen, then label consequences.

2. 02

   Ask: Why could China grow richer after Deng's reforms while students at Tiananmen Square still demanded political change?

3. 03

   Teams race to match North Korea, South Korea, the Viet Minh, and French forces with foreign backers using labeled arrow cards.

4. 04

   Show U.S. Census import figures for China and Taiwan; students compare totals and name one way each economy connects to U.S. consumers.

• USH.C.7.3

  Analyze the ongoing social and political transformations within the United States of America , affecting domestic and foreign policy.

• MWH.C.6.4

  Analyze the economic, social, and political conditions that resulted in World War II.

• MWH.C.7

  Evaluate post-World War II regional events leading to the transformations of the modern world.

• 8.C.13

  Analyze the political, social, and economic transformations during the Reconstruction Era.