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Tiananmen Square Protests (1989)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order China: 50 Years of Communism 
 This compilation of stories from 1999 "looks back at the birth of the People's Republic and takes stock of what the future might hold." Features information on topics such as the legacy of Mao Zedong and the Long March, private lives (cyberspace and Falun Gong), and China's foreign policy fears. Also includes a glossary with terms such as the Cultural Revolution, Gang of Four, and Tiananmen Square. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/09/99/china_50_years_of_communism/default.stm Topics: Activism, Communities & Groups, History By Place, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Oct 7, 2009 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Companion site to a documentary that explores the 1989 political protest at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Explores themes such as democracy, human rights, and nationalism. Also includes an interactive tour of Tiananmen Square, a chronology of events leading up to the protests, a bibliography, a poster gallery, related links, and a transcript of the documentary. Also available in Chinese. http://www.tsquare.tv/ Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated May 29, 2006 The Tank Man
This PBS Frontline program looks back at the events surrounding "June 5, 1989, one day after the Chinese army's deadly crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, [where] a single, unarmed young man stood his ground before a column of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace." Provides a timeline, eyewitness accounts, expert opinions, analysis, and interviews. Includes video and transcript of the full program, teacher's guide, and related readings and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/ Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Jun 8, 2006 Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History
Documents providing a U.S. perspective of the events surrounding the Chinese government's use of heavily armed military forces against student demonstrators at Tiananmen Square in 1989. "Includes Selected Documents from the Microfiche Collection: China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998." From George Washington University's National Security Archive. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/ Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Jun 3, 2004 |
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