china & the west

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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

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?

Puck Cartoon:What is message of this cartoon?

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?

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

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