World History II

Bruce A. McMenomy, Ph.D. and Christe A. McMenomy, Ph.D. for Scholars Online
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Chapter 32: Independence, Progress, and Conflict in Asia and the Middle East
1945 to the Present

61: Wed, Apr 22, 2020

Please post in the forum for the day your responses to these questions:

Here is the Wikipedia article — which is fairly thorough — on the Tiananmen Square protests and their aftermath. Read as much of the article as you can, and address these questions:

What, if anything, did the protests accomplish?

What practical differences separate the Tiananmen Square uprising from the Shanghai uprising?

What else really leaps out at you and commands your attention?