Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Colin Mok Did the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 Lead to More Democracy in China? The Tiananmen Square Protests, otherwise known as the June Fourth incident, was a series of student led protests and demonstrations in Beijing, China during the spring of 1989. The protests were driven by goals to eliminate corruption within the Communist Party and promote democratic ideals such as freedom of speech, freedom of press and social equality. At the height of the protest from June 3-4, hundreds of

History Internal Assessment Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 Alexander Brooking Candidate Number: 001829-0003 Research Question: To what extent did the photographs taken by Jeff Widner of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 affect the foreign relations between Australia and China immediately following the media’s coverage? Word Count: 1958 Table of contents  To what extent did the photographs taken by Jeff Widner of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 affect the foreign relations between

On June 5, 1989, soldiers and tanks from China's People’s Liberation Army physically oppressed the student led protesters. The events surrounding this day are referred to as the Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989, a democracy movement calling for political and social reforms in the Republic of China. The deaths that occurred as a consequence of the Tiananmen Square Protest was not the fault of the students, but rather, the disastrous situation of China beforehand, the common belief that demonstrations

In the year of 1989, the People’s Republic of China remains under a communist regime. As the world is moving forward with new technologies and innovations empowering new beliefs, democracy is becoming the next big government. China’s economy is slowly flourishing and their traditions still hang on. But with the increasing amount of western influences pouring into China through foreign trade, people are beginning to notice the wrong in communism. Citizens of China gradually learn more and more of

Considered as one of the largest city squares in the world, Tiananmen Square is situated in the heart of Beijing, China, having witnessed the ebb and flow of Chinese politics. With each brick drenched in blood, it is a solid, sprawling testament of the social and political developments that have occurred, with none being as prominent as the Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989. Starting peacefully on the 4th of June, with an incapable government and deficient economic policies as the backdrop (Nathan

Turmoil in Tiananmen The Pro Democracy Movement, the Bloody Massacre in Tiananmen Square, and the Tiananmen Square Incident or Massacre are just a few of the names of the protests that went wrong that began in April 1989 and came to an upsetting end in June 1989. The citizens of China had wanted a political reform for a long time, but did not know how and when to start. The protests started when a favored government official died. Shortly after, Mikhail Gorbachev visited Communist China, and everyone

want to spark change. To keep themselves alive, they rebel. Silence is the equivalent of death. It is death to hope for a better future. In China, many students shared this common idea. Beginning in the spring of 1989, Beijing’s students gathered in a famous square known as Tiananmen Square. They were protesting their communist government. There was unemployment, inflation, corruption of the government, and restrictions on the future of the students. They wished for a life of democracy where they could

Turmoil at Tiananmen The Prodemocracy Movement, the Bloody Massacre in Tiananmen Square, and the Tiananmen Square Incident or Massacre are just a few of the names of the protests that went wrong that began in April 1989 and came to an upsetting end in June 1989. The citizens of China had wanted a political form for a long time, but did not know how and when to start. The protests started when a favored government official died. Shortly after, Mikhail Gorbachev visited Communist China, and everyone

the people of China and their government could not depend on each other. The Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 was a democratic movement calling for political and social reforms in China. This student led protest had been going on for many months but was forcefully oppressed by China’s People’s Liberation Army on the night of June third and fourth, 1989. The deaths that occurred as a consequence of the Tiananmen Square Protest was not the fault of the students, but rather, the disastrous situation China

speaking, the Tiananmen incident began as of April 15, 1989, when Hu Yaobang died. For example, posters appeared at Beijing University on April 15, mourning Hu as a fallen hero (Lin 1992, 3). Hu’s death is therefore, seen as a catalyst of the student protests since many students supported his stand against corruption and party elitism. They saw him as the their only non-corrupt and democratic official; but more importantly, their call for democracy and freedom (Chiu 1991, 332). On April 16, 1989, many students