Using the newspaper and magazines as a history resource

[Anonymous]

Here is a great article from the pages of the New York Times on a photographer who was commissioned to capture images of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a great article from the pages of the Los Angeles Times on how Chinese influence is growing and replacing the US as reflected in the switch from English to Chinese as a second language. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. The LAT are very keep to protect their intellectual property rights. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is another of Sapajou's political cartoons. I use these with my regular classes of World History after we have covered both the 1920-1940s Chinese Civl War and the Spanish Civil War era. Kids love Sapajou. nb

[Anonymous]

Ok, here is another of Sapajou's jewels. I love Sapajou. My only regret is that I can't find a book of his work. Ah, someday it will turn up on the internet. Until then... I will have to be contented with the e-copy on the net. nb

[Anonymous]

Ok, here is one of my own creations. Its a timeline of Ancient Chinese Dynasties. Hope you find this useful. I use it with my AP World Classes. You may dublicate it for for classroom use only. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article on the Chinese judical system. Use to compare and contrast with US judical system for US Government classes. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an excellent short history of the first Sino-Japanese War from, I think, the BBC. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article from CNN which has placed extenstive work on China on the internet. This article is titled Lin Biao Falls Hard. Sort of the Benedict Arnold of China. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

This is an article from the BBC about the middle class revolution in Post Mao China. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a good, short article from the BBC on ethnic strife in China and how China deals with it. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an interesting article on the oldest map of Africa made by the Chinese. Yes, that is an ambiguous statement, so to resolve the cognitive dissonance you will have to read, and perhaps use the article in your classrom. Its from the BBC so observe, please, all copyright laws and regulations. nb

[Anonymous]

This article is about fanghuo qiang or wangguan "firewall" and net censors. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

This article from the New York Times is about Chinese Constitutional Rights. Good for AP World or AP Government (comparison with US). Please observe all copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an interesting article on how the Chinese look back on their Cultural Revolution. Its from the BBC which is pretty loose about it intellectual property rights, but please cite them as the source. nb

[Anonymous]

This is an excellent secondary source for information on the cost of the Communist takeover of all land from the landowners in the early 1950s. Mao said it "cost" 800,000 lives (read executions.) Its from the New York Times so please observe all copyright laws. nb

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