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Newscasts From Tiananmen Square

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Students study the issues surrounding the Tiananmen Square Massacre through student-produced newscasts. They read, "China after Mao" to understand the intellectual and political climate of the times surrounding the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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