1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square

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Audience/Grade:	College Freshman - Continuing Education
Discipline(s):	Technology and Society
Learning Resource Type:	Reference - Article/Document
Media Type:	WWW
Author(s):	BBC News
Description:	BBC News, June 4, 1989. "Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen Square. Tanks rumbled through the capital's streets late on 3 June as the army moved into the square from several directions, randomly firing on unarmed protesters. The injured were rushed to hospital on bicycle rickshaws by frantic residents shocked by the army's sudden and extreme response to the peaceful mass protest. Demonstrators, mainly students, had occupied the square for seven weeks, refusing to move until their demands for democratic reform were met. The protests began with a march by students in memory of former party leader Hu Yaobang, who had died a week before. But as the days passed, millions of people from all walks of life joined in, angered by widespread corruption and calling for democracy."
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Keywords:	Tiananmen Square, democracy, weapons


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