Global Studies
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Tiananmen Square Demonstrations
1. What widespread assumption about the Tiananmen Square demonstrations is probably untrue?
2. Summarize what the world watch happen.
3. When did the government end the protests with a brutal crackdown?
4. Why are there key questions that remain unanswered and misperceptions that remain?
5. Why is the shorthand phrase “Tiananmen Square Massacre” incorrect?
6. When and why did the students gather in Tiananmen Square?
7. Why is Tiananmen Square (the square itself, not the demonstrations) significant?
8. What did the protesters want?
a. How are the protests widely described?
b. What were some of the grievances that the protesters had against China’s Communist rulers?
c. How does CNN reporter Mike Chinoy describe what the protesters wanted?
9. Was there a killing in Tiananmen Square?
a. What basic answer does the article provide?
b. Where did the killing occur?
c. Who were killed?
d. Why wouldn’t the Communist government tolerate dissent from these people?
10. Who was the man who stood up to the tanks?
a. What basic answer does the article provide?
b. What is known about what happened to the man after he stood up to the tanks?
11. How many people were killed?
a. What number was included in the official report?
b. What number did Amnesty International settle on?
12. What does the government reaction to the Tiananmen Square demonstrations tell you about the
Communist government? THINK ABOUT IT!