1. Primary Resources:
Zhao, Ziyang, Pu Bao, Renee Chiang, Adi Ignatius, and Roderick MacFarquhar.
Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2009. Print.
This book is actually the journal written by the Premier of China in 1989, Zhao Ziyang. This
firsthand account of the Tiananmen Square incident offers insight on the matter from a unique
perspective. This was one of the most helpful sources we found by far.
"Tiananmen Square, Then and Now." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 04 June 2012.
Web. 20 Dec. 2013.
We used this website article as a main source of pictures. These pictures, except numbers 45
through 50, were all taken during 1989 while the Tiananmen Square incident was happening.
Secondary Resources:
Children of the Dragon: The Story of Tiananmen Square. New York: Collier, 1990. Print.
This book talks about everyone who was involved in the massacre, how the massacre began,
what the protesters had to go through during the demonstrations, what the martial law was. It
also went into detail what had happened during the massacre and the aftermath of it all.
"Deng Xiaoping (Chinese Leader)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,
n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/157645/Deng-
Xiaoping>.
There was a lot of background information abut Deng Xiaoping but not much information after
he restored China's domestic stability and economic growth. There is very detailed information
on how he contributed to the Chinese Communist Party since the day he joined.
Dutton, Michael Robert. Streetlife China. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 1998. Print.
This book shows what life in China was like due to the communists. It has pictures a lot of good
photos of ordinary people, and higher class people. It shows how the people had to live with
the communists' rules and rituals that govern their lives. There are also many articles and
excerpts written by other authors about how they feel about the Chinese living. And Interviews
with some of the Chinese people themselves.
2. "Hu Yaobang (Chinese Political Leader)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia
Britannica, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/274138/Hu-Yaobang>.
This article helped me learn more information on Hu Yaobang's life before he joined the
communists. It mentioned details on what and how he was part of the Chinese Communist
Party. There was also information mentioned on how his death had sparked the pro democratic
demonstrations.
"Li Peng (prime Minister of China)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia
Britannica, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/338658/Li-Peng>.
This article helped us understand what kind of a man Li Peng was. He rose to the top of the
Chinese Communist Party in a very short amount of time. This gives more background
information about himself, his positions in the Chinese Communist Party, and how he was part
of the massacre.
"Zhao Ziyang (premier of China)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,
n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/656898/Zhao-
Ziyang>.
This article about Zhao Ziyang explained his entire life from where he was born to the day of his
death. All of his positions in the Chinese Communist Party were identified and even the people
he were involved with in the CCP. All of his work in the CCP was explained in detail with dates
for everything that he started. There was also information on how we was involved in the
Massacre
The Tank Man. PBS, 2006. Http://video.pbs.org/. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
<http://video.pbs.org/video/1146923141/>.
