Lesson


RESOURCES

Read and refer  to Chapter Eight as your resource for completing this lesson's assignment. 
Chapter Eight Highlights

Tibetan Uprising
Self Determination Summary Notes  
Student Demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
Human Rights and the Beijing Olympics

LESSON

When a people pursue national self-determination, they are trying to gain, or maintain, the power to control their own affairs.  They believe it is their collected interest to make their own decisions about what will affect and benefit them. 

View the following video to learn about self-determination:



Why is Tibet Important to China?

China Invading Tibet