Survival Context - History of China (1949 Communist Revolution & Mao Zedong)

Reason For Learning

Students will develop an understanding of China's history - in particular the 1949 Communist Revolution lead by Mao Zedong - so they are can put the film Mao's Last Dancer into more of a social and historical context.

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Through the analysis of various primary and secondary resources students will understand the important role that the 1949 Communist Revolution played in shaping the China that we see today.

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    ACHHS169 Level 9

    Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources

    ACHHS170 Level 9

    Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in an historical argument

    ACHHS188 Level 10

    Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in an historical argument