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1. List the internet search terms the Chinese Communist government has banned in an effort to block its citizens from reading about the government massacre of peaceful protesters in 1989.

2. Why has the government made this attempt to block the truth?

3. How are internet users responding to the government's ban?

4. How has the Chinese government responded to U.S. calls for it to provide a full account of the crackdown?

5. Read the "Background" and "Resources" below.  Do you think the Communist government will succeed in misinforming their citizens as well as making them forget Tiananmen Square?  Explain your answer.