After copying down the information from the presentation , students then watch the first 8.5 mins of this video and make detailed notes to develop their basic timeline.
Students then develop their timeline by organising it under the following headings and clarifying dates by using textbooks and / or the web:
* Background (to 1927)
* First Chinese Civil War, 1927-37
* Sino-Japanese War, 1937-45
* Second Chinese Civil War, 1946-49