Revolution

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**Essential Questions:**
**1. Who should decide what is best for ‘the people’? ** The people should have a say in what is best for the "people", however sometimes the government does know more and better for the nation as a whole because of all their knowledge on global and national issues at large.

2. What makes people comply or reject?
When people feel like they do not a voice, or that their rights aren't being noticed and they want to seek change. Also, when people dislike the government laws or rules or plans for the future, they want to reject the government.

3. What makes a revolution successful?
A revolution becomes successful when many people agree with those who disagree with the government, when you have supporters in large numbers so they are able to be noticed easily and have a louder voice.

4. Who are the winners in a political revolution?
The winners in a politcal revolution would be thsoe who actually want to help the nation become better.

5. What causes change in a society?
Issues that they feel strongly about, passing certain laws that they disagree with or plans of the future that the government wants to seek out that they feel will only worsen society and not better it.
 * Revolution: **
 * Define it in your own words: ** Revolution is what happens when a group of people start rebelling against the government when they feel like they do not have a voice or aren't being given the role that they deserve.
 * Look up a definition of the term: " ** overthrow of government: the overthrow of a ruler or political system"


 * What are characteristics or acts you associate with Revolutions **
 * citizens not feeling like they have a say or a voice in what happens in their nation
 * issues that the people of the nation don't feel are being handled properly by the government
 * overthrowing the government
 * rebelling, starting a rebellion group
 * violence : people vs. government/military

__Revolutionary Ideas__
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 * Ranks: Equality, I feel is more important than the other two because it provides the strong base that makes the other two componets of a successful society more succesful and allows the society to prosper. If the people/citizens of the nation feel as if they are all equal they would be more confident in them all recieiving justice and liberty equally and if they did not recieve it, they could have the power to change it.**

__**Fever Model of the American Revolution**__ []

__Chinese Revolution(s) Full Mark UP__
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y8fvLNRzo60QYtA7a8RrzE1WIjD9qZPzL-Cai0Y2aMw/edit?usp=sharing

**__Opener__**
- I think that the message of this political cartoon of this cartoon is that just because everyone is equal it does not necessarily mean that each person will get their own justice. Each person is different and has their own needs, as in this cartoon these boys are all different heights but they are each standing on only one box (representing equality). However, that one box does not suffice for all of them, it only perfectly serves one boy justice, the first boy is towering over the fence because is already at height, while the shortest boy still cannot see over the fence. By using this as an example, this shows that justice is different for each person and that just being equal is not enough for the indivduals in a society.
 * What is the message of this political cartoon?**

1. From the late 1800s to the 20th century, what were some of the "underlying" cause of unrest in China (Incubation period)
The underlying issues that caused the unrest of China were the corruption, peasant unrest, and ineffective government in the 1800s. Going into the 1900s rapid growth in China's population caused more issues such as starvation in the people of China especially peasants who died in famines due to the food shortages occurring.

2. What changes occurred in China after the revolution of 1911?
After the revolution of 1911, not much changed in China, they attempted to westernize China but only the wealthy benefited. There was still a vast number of Chinese peasant farmers who were controlled by the wealthy landowners. The cities of China however did benefit with the westernization of China but only the "elite" wealthy members of society benefited personally from these improvements.

**3. Explain the role of the Nationalists and Communists in the Chinese Government**
The Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party formed an alliance in 1923. Chiang Kai Shek, the leader of the Nationalist Party saw Communists as a threat to China, and massacred members of the Communist Party. The Nationalist Government controlled the south and the Communist Government controlled Northern China.

4. Highlight the role of Mao in China
Mao Zedong looked to turn Chinese society into a society without any social classes. He took all private land away from owners, give small amounts to individual peasants, and create collective farms in every village. He wanted to destroy the old ideas, old customs, old culture, and old habits in China.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.


 * — From //Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan// **


 * This sentence means that revolution is not an easy peaceful act, but a complicated one that results in violence in order for someone to gain more power or a voice. **

The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.


 * — From //Be Concerned with the Well-Being of the Masses, Pay Attention to Methods of Work// **


 * A revolution needs a vast number of supporters that are willing to fight whenever and wherever no matter what.**

War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, when they have developed to a certain stage, between classes, nations, states, or political groups, and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes.


 * — From //Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War// **


 * War is a result of people being separated based on their wealth, to solve issues between those of different beliefs or backgrounds. **

Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."


 * <span style="background-color: #cde5d5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">— From //Problems of War and Strategy// **

Mao Zedong would define revolution as a war from which comes from separation and can only be won with a vast number of supporters and the use of violence.
 * He is try to say that you can only gain power through violence.**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">__**According to the quotes above how might Mao Zedong define revolution**__?

No, I don't agree with some of the quotes of Mao because I believe that not everything you seek such as "poltical power" can/should be achieved through the use of violence or as he said "out of the barrel of a gun", however war does come from the struggles of resolving contradictions due to the circumstances. Mao had a point however in saying that in revolution masses are needed because in order for the people that are rebelling to be taken seriously or paid attention to they need to have a great amount of people to attract attention to them and the changes they seek.
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you agree with quotes of Mao? Why or why not? (use specific evidence from the quotes) **__



**__Template__** **__on Tienanmen Square__**
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TviN1hParZ2xt9Ar6wX6q8O9sDObstp4phK62fXj2YQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QCdqGfXcxRAiYw4LcePrRODufekE8XlbxkdD4ny9R6A/edit?usp=sharing
__**Successor to Mao Mark Up**__ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1owY4TtE9P1A8y8oJU26ESln4OTQuOr5c-8nbMvCdXNs/edit?usp=sharing

- I see big complex modern buildings and architecture. Their technology such as their train systems has improved tremendously especially in the Capital. It is advanced and high tech. - I didn't see any people or any history that involved China in the video. It was more focused on how China looked than what was actually going on in China.
 * //Modern China Video Questions//**
 * What do you see in the video?
 * What is missing?

//**__ Terms __**//
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QKFDgbJk0o3qECtaHmFPd3LaGlMgs9hkCiL6xd2Wfr8/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_xzQLcZl9ioDHhnbXZAs2rBUxsqplFdaderP3Y3lRbM/edit?usp=sharing
 * __ Chinese Revolution Fever Model __**