This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University contains Mao Zedong's report on an investigation of the peasant movement in Hunan, March 1927.

This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.

In December 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of...

A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...

An extensive resource detailing the birth and spread of Buddhism throughout India. References China specifically, including the "blossoming of schools" during the Sui Dynasty.

Online exhibit of political posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, with discussion of the role they played in the revolutionary history of each country. [To access the Dutch version of the site, click back to home.]

Illustrated encyclopedia entry provides a timeline and explanation of ancient burial rituals in Egypt, Greece, India, Rome, China, Scotland, and Ireland.

The Modern History Sourcebook offers a very interesting primary source that presents the Soviet position of the beginning of the Korean War. A great resource for comparing US/USSR claims about the origins of the Korean War.

Read about the Chinese explorer, Zheng He, who lived from 1371 to 1433. He commanded massive fleets and made seven voyages, traveling to East Africa, India, and Arabia, making stops in other regions along the way. He even brought a...

This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a detailed look at the life of Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), who served as President of the Republic of China in Taiwan.

Resource provides terms and definitions of ancient Chinese mythological figures, archeological terms, and historical terms.

A fun word search game with history terms about Ancient China. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.

The site from the University of Evansville lists all time periods in ancient Chinese history and gives a brief description and link to that time period.

Get to know the Chinese city of Shanghai. Although this is a tourist site, there is a useful amount of information concerning early beginnings, history and historic sights, politics, and the current modern day city.

In 1949, United States State Department issued a report on the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The document explains how the existing Chinese Kuomintang government under communist leadership is failing to meet the...

Resource created by first and third grade students. Contains a Chinese calendar, numbers, paper making, and "The ABC's of China." Young students will enjoy exploring this site.

Gasp in amazement at the pictures of the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin, the first Emperor of China. Site provides great explanations and pictures. Be sure to click on related links below for more pictures.

Tiananmen Square is a modern creation, China being a land where large public gathering places were not traditionally built. See a video of the people gathered together at the end of the day to watch the Chinese flag come down. Read the...

Wonderful photographs and animations explain how the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1600 B.C. to 256 B.C.) cast bronze. Excellent site for studying how the Chinese made bronze, one of the important technologies of ancient...

This site discusses the CBI theater in World War II, including the Siege of Imphal-Kohima.

All features of the Xiakou village in the western Sichuan Province of China from the rich history, folklore, subsistence, etc. are found in this comprehensive project.

China's recent adoption of a legal system based on the rule of law is the focus of this video from Wide Angle.

A comprehensive, bilingual website about various aspects of Chinese culture, including folk custom, arts and crafts, food and drinks, costumes, scripts and calligraphy, performing arts, ethnic groups, etc.

Flip this interactive card to start learning about the island of Taiwan. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this small country that is sometimes called Formosa.