Explorations of Modern History with Matt: Comic Project Script & Image Citations

Outline of Story:

Tibet was primarily a “We are a small, religious, and independent nation" according to the Dalai Lama

China was a Communist Country under rule of Mao Zedong

Tibet had declared independence from China since 1912

In 1950 PLA soldiers invaded Tibet and by 1951 Tibet had surrendered.

During the invasion several CIA trained tibetan guerillas were supplied with airdrops to assist with fighting the communist

In 1951 Tibet signed a seventeen point agreement confirming China’s rule over Tibet.

A rebellion against the Chinese occupation was led by noblemen and monasteries and broke out in Amdo and eastern Kham in June 1956.

In 1959 China's military crackdown on rebels in Kham and Amdo led to the Lhasa uprising.

Full-scale resistance spread throughout Tibet. Fearing capture of the Dalai Lama, unarmed Tibetans surrounded his residence, and the Dalai Lama fled to India

In India the Dalai Lama established the Central Tibetan Administration.

China implemented a TAR (Tibetan Autonomous Region) government comprised all ethnic tibets the head of the government is communist and not ethnically Tibetan. This is still in effect to this day.

Essential Details

Tibet:

Tibet was primarily a “We are a small, religious, and independent nation" according to the Dali Llama

1912 Tibet organises a three point treaty to establish it as a de facto independence from china

Tibet, advised by the british was told to close its borders to foreigners and from 1920-1950 only 90 foreigners ever visited, mostly diplomats from other countries.

Encounters:

In 1950 china invaded tibet by 1951 tibet had surrendered

During the invasion several CIA trained tibetan guerillas were supplied with airdrops to assist with fighting the communist china

In 1951 Tibet signed a seventeen point agreement confirming China’s rule over Tibet.

A rebellion against the Chinese occupation was led by noblemen and monasteries and broke out in Amdo and eastern Kham in June 1956.

In 1959 China's military crackdown on rebels in Kham and Amdo led to the “lhasa” uprising Full-scale resistance spread throughout Tibet. Fearing capture of the Dalai Lama, unarmed Tibetans surrounded his residence, and the Dalai Lama fled to India

China:

Became communist after stalin came to power in russia

China became under the rule of mao zhi dong

In 1950 china decided to merge with tibet and cent the pla to tibet to invade

China set up a Tibet Autonomous Region which was a government that was comprised only of ethnically tibet people, except that the head of the government was communist.

Script

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In soviet Russia, Joseph stalin had just risen to power

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Stalins rise to power inspired Mao ZEdong to unite China under one communist flag

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Tibet had declared independence from china since 1912

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But china had been planning to unite tibet under china’s rule for months..

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1950 came around, and Pla soldiers invaded Tibet. in only one year Tibet had surrendered

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Upwards of 40,000 PLA soldiers crossed the Yangtze into kham and Amdo

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The CIa trained hundreds of tibetan guerrillas armed with airdrops to assist in the fighting

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in one year PLA soldiers had surrounded Tibet, and Tibet surrendered

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in 1951 Tibet signed a seventeen point agreement confirming China’s rule over tibet

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Under this seventeen point agreement, the Chinese people’s republic promised to maintain the existing political system of tibet, and promised to protect freedom of religion.

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A rebellion against the Chinese occupation led by noblemen and monasteries broke out in amdo and eastern Kham in 1956

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Full-scale resistance spread throughout tibet.

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Fearing capture of the dalai Lama, unarmed Tibetans surrounded his residence, and the Dalai Lama fled to India

in 1959 china’s military crackdown on rebels in kham and amdo led to the Lhasa uprising.

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In India, the Dalai Lama Established the Central tibetan administration

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The Central tibetan administration consists of 45 members

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ten members from kham, amdo, and ü-tsang

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The five major schools of tibetan buddhism elect two members each, two from tibetans in the west, two from europe, one from Australasia, one from north america, and one from canada

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Within China, tibet is considered an Autonomous region.

the tibet autonomous region (tar) is run by the Tar congress

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The Tar is currently china’s second largest province

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Tibet remains under chinese rule to this day ...