PRC Propaganda Posters

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Mr. Plouffe
Name: ________________________ Date: __ Block: __
Unit IV: Post-war China and the Founding of the PRC
Interpreting Propaganda Posters from Chinese 20th Century History
You and members of your group will examine each of the posters and determine: a. the period which they represent b.
how do you know. Because they are in Chinese a short explanation of what is written is below each picture. Some of the
posters are from before the establishment of the PRC, or from after the death of Mao.
Poster and Message
Lin Biao
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How known
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Poster and Message
Criticize the old world and build a new
world with Mao Zedong thought as a
weapon
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Poster and Message
Look! Look! The cruel Injustice of the
Communist Party.
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Poster and Message
Everybody comes to beat sparrows.
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Poster and Message
Less births, better births, to develop
China vigorously.
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Poster and Message
The Chinese people absolutely cannot
condone the encroachment of other
countries, and cannot listen to
whatever Imperialist who thinks that it
can wantonly encroach its own
neighbours without acting
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Poster and Message
The return of Hong Kong, One
Country-Two Systems
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Poster and Message
Relentlessly criticize the Gang of Four
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