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Students identify and explain the Tiananmen Square incident of June 1989. Studentsl compare what it is to be an American Citizen (Democracy) vs. Chinese Citizen (Communism). Students identify and define various vocabulary terms, including The Bill of Rights. Students read and analyze several websites and video on the Tiananmen Square incident.

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human rights, civil rights, command economy, economic systems, capitalism, communism, democracy, market economies, socialism

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capitalism, command economy, communism, democracy, human rights, market economy, revolution, socialism, social studies
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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