1. **Describe the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the Chinese government's military crackdown of June 3-4, 1989. Explain what protesters were demanding, what the People's Liberation Army did, whether civilians were killed, why casualty estimates differ, and how discussion of June 4 is censored or restricted in China.**

The evidence indicates that on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students, workers, and others who had been peacefully protesting for political reform in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square [S2]. In April 1989, university students in Beijing gathered in Tiananmen Square to draw up a list of demands that were broadly centered on political and economic reforms, which also included calls for an end to corruption, censorship, and limits on basic rights [S2].

The provided evidence does not establish what the People's Liberation Army did beyond the fact that they opened fire on protesters on June 4, 1989 [S2]. The evidence does not establish whether civilians were killed, why casualty estimates differ, or how discussion of June 4 is censored or restricted in China.

2. **Explain the Great Leap Forward of 1958-1962 under Mao Zedong. Identify major policies contributing to famine and give historically supported excess-death estimates when evidence supports them.**

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a period under Mao Zedong [S4]. Major policies contributing to famine included subjecting peasants to