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China & the West: What is the limit of a state’s actions in self- interest? AP World History Richard Smart Oakland Mills High School
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China & The West

Apr 24, 2015

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China lesson for period 4 of WHAP curriculum.
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China & the West:What is the limit of a state’s actions in self-interest?

AP World HistoryRichard SmartOakland Mills High School

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Warm up…

Respond to the following prompt:

“A government is solely responsible for acting for the benefit of its own people, and should do whatever is necessary to increase the interests of the state.” Do you agree?

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Puck Cartoon:What is message of this cartoon?

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CNN Millennium: 19th Century China

Watch the video.

What impact did the British interaction, including the Opium wars have on China?

What contemporary and modern interpretations of the Opium Wars are described?

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The Debate:

How much responsibility does the government have to act in the states’ self-interest?

1. Pair up.2. Walk the loop three times

1st person state their response. 2nd person state their response Debate

3. Join the value line