Modern Chinese History: Background & Chapters

This resource guide was developed by the Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development Team in coordination with the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University to support teaching about modern Chinese history in the classroom. Sources for material are focused on the Key Issues for Asian Studies series by the Association for Asian Studies by David Kenley, Modern Chinese History.  Materials are designed for teachers to use in the classroom with minimal modification in the Take & Go Series: Modern Chinese History.  
 

BACKGROUND 

MODERN CHINESE HISTORY (BY CHAPTER)

  1. Establishing the Qing 
    1. Chapter 1 Slides link 
    2. Chapter 1 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 1 Study Guide link (word)
  2. Cross-Cultural Conflicts during the Qing
    1. Chapter 2 Slides link 
    2. Chapter 2 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 2 Study Guide link (word)
  3. Society during the Qing
    1. Chapter 3 Slides link
    2. Chapter 3 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 3 Study Guide link (word)
  4. The Collapse of the Qing
    1. Chapter 4 Slides link
    2. Chapter 4 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 4 Study Guide link (word)
  5. The Republican Era
    1. Chapter 5 Slides link
    2. Chapter 5 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 5 Study Guide link (word)
  6. Total War
    1. Chapter 6 Slides link
    2. Chapter 6 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 6 Study Guide link (word)
    4. Chapter 6 New Youth Timeline (pdf)
  7. The Turbulent 1950s and 1960s
    1. Chapter 7 Slides link
    2. Chapter 7 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 7 Study Guide link (word)
  8. The Post-Mao Era
    1. Chapter 8 Slides link
    2. Chapter 8 Study Guide link (pdf)
    3. Chapter 8 Study Guide link (word)

 

Source: Kenley, D. L. (2020). Modern Chinese history. Association for Asian Studies, Inc.

This project was funded in part by the Freeman Foundation through the University of Pittsburgh national coordinating site for the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant to the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University. The content of this resource guide does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

This guide is available online for classroom use worldwide and can be accessed at EASC's Resource page