Do Now: Radiation • Answer the following in 3-5 complete sentences • What do you know about radiation poisoning? What types of things can happen from exposure to radiation? If you do not know, what do you think might happen?
Jan 16, 2016
Do Now: Radiation
• Answer the following in 3-5 complete sentences
• What do you know about radiation poisoning? What types of things can happen from exposure to radiation? If you do not know, what do you think might happen?
Atomic Bombs & Radiation
• mainly burns from rays and flames• wounds (trauma) from blast and falling structures.• symptoms of damages by radioactive rays
– loss of hair, anemia, loss of white cells, bleeding, diarrhea• “secondary injuries”
– Disfiguration, severe scar formations (keloids), blood abnormalities, sterility (both sexes)
• Long term: – leukemia, birth defects, A-bomb cataracts, cancers of
thyroid, breast, lungs, salivary glands
Communists Take Power in
China
Objective: Analyze why communism gained popularity in
China.
Communists vs. Nationalists• China was in a Civil War between the Nationalists &
Communists
• Japan invaded in 1937 and both groups united to fight against the Japanese during WWII
The Communists
• Mao Zedong—leader of the Chinese Communist Party (founded in 1921)
• Mobilized peasants for guerilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII
The Nationalists
• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek)—leader of the Nationalist
• Did not do much fighting in WWII
• Instead, they saved up strength to fight Mao’s Red Army after WWII ended
Chinese Civil War Resumes
• Renewed Civil War lasted from 1946-1949• China’s economy collapsed as a result of
WWII & thousands of soldiers & civilians switched to the Communist Party
Chinese Civil War Resumes• By 1949, China’s major
cities fell to Mao’s Red Army
• Mao’s Promises– Give land back to the
peasants– China became the People’s
Republic of China– Signed Treaty of Friendship
with Russia (1950)
Two Chinas
• Taiwan or Nationalist China– Supported by U.S.– Militarily weak & corrupt– Weak public support
• Communist or People’s Republic of China– Supported by Soviets– Experienced & motivated guerilla army– Strong public support
Communists Transform China
• Agrarian Reform Law of 1950– Mao seized land of owners & returned it to the
peasants– Killed over a million people in the process
• Established a 5-Year Economic Plan– Plan to boost industry & business– Increased output of coal, steel, concrete, & electricity
Communists Transform China
• The Great Leap Forward (1958)– Called for large collective farms, or communes– Peasants worked & lived there, owning nothing– Considered a failure after crop famines killed 20
million people
• China and USSR begin to compete to lead the worldwide Communist Movement by the late 1950s
The Cultural Revolution • Led by the Red Guards, militias of Communist supporters
• Goal: to establish a society of peasants & workers in which all were equal
• Anything artistic & intellectual considered useless
• Shut down colleges and schools
• Intellectuals had to “purify” themselves by doing hard labor
• Thousands executed & imprisoned
• Chaos threatened the farm production & industry
• Communist National Army was told to suppress the Red Guards & end the revolution