Chapter 9 EAST ASIA

Olympic Relay Cut Short by Paris Protests

After watching the Olympic Relay Cut Short by Paris Protests video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. The activists were protesting

The Olympic Games

China's policies toward Tibet

The Three Gorges Dam

China's economic strength

2. The Dalai Lama

Supported the protesters

Warned Tibetan supporters against using violence

Took part in the demonstrations

Used the occasion to plead for Tibetan independence

3. Protesters in San Francisco

Vowed to block the torch's progress

Vowed to boycott the Olympics

Unfurled a banner on the Golden Gate Bridge

Wrote letters to the editor of the paper

4. The torch was to arrive in Mainland China on

April 15

May 4

May 30

June 4