1. The 21 Demands
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Learning Objective
To place the 21 Demands in a thematic context/argument as to
the reasons for the failure of the Chinese Republic

3. Starter: Historical Facts V
Claims
Source A
Little Bo-Peep Has lost her sheep
And doesn't know where to find them.
Leave them alone,
And they'll come home
Wagging their tails behind them.
FACT is a statement describing something that really happened in the poem "Little Bo-Peep.”
 A CLAIM is different: it is a statement of opinion based on fact.

4. Q1:Claim: Little Bo-Peep was careless
with her sheep.
Which of the following supports that claim?
C.Where Bo-Peep left her sheep.
B. What made Bo-Peep careless with her sheep.
C. What the sheep will do if Bo-Peep leaves them alone.
 D. What the poem says about Bo-Peep

5. Q2:Claim: The sheep needed constant
watching from Bo-Peep.
Which of the following is a fact that opposes this claim?
C.What the poem says the sheep will do.
B. Where the poem says the sheep went.
C. What the sheep did when they were left alone.
D. Where Bo-Peep looked for the sheep.

6. The Point?
Think back to last lesson and Fenby and Lary’s opposing
viewpoints on the Chinese Revolution
Ready?

7. Q3:Fenby’s Claim: The Revolution of
1911 was no ‘Sea Change’
Which of the following is a fact that opposes this claim?
C.Yuan Shikai took power.
B. Military not civilian power became the important factor .
C. The end of the law of avoidance.
D. Foreign Powers continued to encroach on China’s sovereignty.

8. Q4:Lary’s Claim: The Revolution of
1911 saw fundamental changes
 Which of the following is a fact that supports this claim?
C. Yuan Shikai took power.
 B. Military not civilian power became dominant.
 C. The end of the law of avoidance.
 D. Foreign Powers continued to encroach on China’s
sovereignty.

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11. Task: The 21 Demands
• Make 5 questions on the 21 demands.
• These should range in difficulty with the last one being the most
difficult.
• You are only allowed 2 recall questions max
• Make a table for answers and then grill your classmates

12. HW: Essay Plan Why did the
Chinese republic fail?
 1.In the first paragraph write your historical question and your hypothesis answering it
 2. In the first sentence of the second paragraph claim your first reason for believing
your hypothesis. In the sentences that follow within this paragraph write:
 a) Facts that support this claim and explain why/how they do so
 b) A counter argument that opposes the point you have made and the reasons for it.
 c) Rebut the counter argument by explaining why it is incorrect
 d) A linking sentence to your next reason, which will be explained in the next
paragraph.
 3. Do exactly the same as the second paragraph with a new reason
 4. Do exactly the same as the third paragraph with a new reason
 5. Do exactly the same as the fourth paragraph with a new reason
 6. Do exactly the same as the fifth paragraphs with a new reason
 7. Write your conclusion restating your point

13. TOK Link
 We started the lesson by looking at facts and claims in historical
study
 Can a historical claim supported by facts ever be proven beyond
all doubt?
 What wider inferences about the nature of historical knowledge
did the starter exercise show?
 Could it have been made better? How?