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This weeks lesson:
Taiwan’s voters elect a foe of China’s rulers
-- 01/15/2024

Q: Rebuffing dire warnings from the Chinese Communist Party about a choice between “war or peace,” Taiwan’s voters last week elected a president who promised to retain the island’s democracy separate from mainland China. Where is Taiwan off the southeast coast of China??

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Q: “Between democracy and authoritarianism, we choose to stand on the side of democracy,” said president-elect Lai Ching-te, who has rejected China’s territorial claims to the island. Taiwan has had a democracy since which year?

A. 1688, end of Dutch colonial rule
B. 1895, end of Chinese imperial rule
C. 1945, end of Japanese imperial rule
D. 1996, presidential election

Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.