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China's History
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People's Republic of China
On this date the People's Republic of China was established. This was a democratic dictatorship led by Mao. The new soceity was made up of four social classes, the workers, the peasants, the petite bourgeoisie, and the national-capitalists. -
Recognition
On October 2, 1949 the Soviet Union quickly recognized the People's Republic of China. -
Treaty of Friendship
China and the Soviet Union signed the Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance, which remained in place until 1980. This was also a threat to any country who agressed Japan. -
Agrarian Reform Law
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PLA victory
The PLA defeated the Tibetan army in a battle at Chamdo and marked the beginning of Beijing's campaign to transform Tibet into the People's Republic of China. -
UN forces step in
Stressing threats of an invasion of the UN forces, the PLA, China's Peoples Volunteers, crossed the YaluJiang River into North Korea to grant North Koreas request for aid. -
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
This was a very decisive battle in the Korean War. China launches a series of surprise attacks along the Ch'ongch'on River allowing Chinese forces to move into UN rear areas. -
New label given to China
In 1951 the UN announced China as an aggressor in Korea and sanctioned a global embargo on the shipment of arms and war materiel to China. This caused U.S. and UN forces to retreat to the 38th parallel. -
The Three-anti campaign
The Three-anti Campaign was launched in Manchuria and was aimed at members within Communist Party of China, former Kuomintang members and bureaucratic officials who were not party members. The 3 antis were corruption, waste, and bureaucracy. -
The Five-anti campaign
The Five-anti campaign targeted the capatalist class. The 5 antis were bribery, theft of state property, tax evasion, cheation on government contracts, and stealing state exonomic information. -
First Five Year Plan
Mao Zedong estasblished the first five year plan which lasted until 1957. The result was that industry grew 15% a year, however, agricultural output grew very slowly. -
Hundred Flowers Campaign
The Hundred Flowers campaign was when the CCP ancouraged a variety of views and solutions to national Policy issues. The slogan of the campaign was, "Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land." -
The Great Leap Forward
Mao decided to initiate a new ecomic growth plan called the great leap forward which only lasted until 1961. However, this decision was a large failure and instead of moving forward, they regressed in improving the economy. Effects include economic disasters, famine, and industry declines and Mao lost influence. -
Recovery
By early 1965 the country was well on its way to recovery under the direction of the party apparatus, or, to be more specific, the Central Committee's Secretariat headed by Secretary General Deng Xiaoping after the failing plan led by Mao, the Great Leap Forward. -
Gaining trust back
Mao had gradually but systematically regained control of the party, CCP, with the support of Lin Biao, Jiang Qing, and Chen Boda. -
Cultural Revolution
Later during Mao's presence, he believed the intelectuals were the cause of economic disaster. His solution was the Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution frowned upon education and believed the worker was the hero in the society. Intelectuals were often jailed or killed. Mao's step was beneficial to him because he then gained infuence by backing the radicals, but conflicts among leaders led to economic, social, and political chaos. -
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was a campaign led by Mao which was a aseries of attacks on political figures. For example, State Chairman Liu Shaoqi and other party and state leaders were large targets for assasination. -
Full power
In early 1967, the Maoist group established full comman of the political scene. -
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai began to lead the moderate period in 1970 du to the failling Cultural Revolution organized and supported by Mao. -
U.S. Invitiation
In 1971, Zhou invited the U.S. ping pong team to visit China with hopes of ending bitterness between the two nations. This was the first visit since 1949. -
Death among leaders
Both very powerful leaders, Mao and Zhou, died in 1976. -
Food Production
Food production increased by 50%. -
Relationships formed
U.S. and China established diplomatic relathions. -
New figure leads China
In 1980 Deng Xiaping became the most powerful leader China has ever had. He was the last of the old revolutanars, embraced the four medernization, wanted to use capatalistic ideas, and eliminated Mao's Communes and leased land to farmers. -
Food Production
Food production increased by 50%. -
Tiananmen Square
On April, 1989, more than 100,000 students occupied Tiananmen Square. They were protesting for demcracy and also erected a statue, "Goddess of Democracy". -
Protests end
On June 4, 1989, shortly after the protests have started, tanks came in, destroyed the statue recently erected, and killed hundreds of their own people. -
American influence
First McDonalds constructed in China. -
New leader
Jiang Zemin is new leader. -
Another death
China faces another death of a leader and Deng Xiapong no longer controls his country. Jiang Zemin took control. -
A city returned
After 155 years of colonial rule, Great Britain Finally handed over Hong Kong to China. -
Trading
The PRC passes Japan as the country with which the USA has the largest trade deficit. -
The Tiananmen Square
Several people met and then began burning themselves alive at the historic Tiananmen Square on January 23, 2001. -
Disease
In the year 2003, China suffers a huge outbreak of Sars which effected almost everyone and several people dying from this disease. -
Another leader
Jiang Zemin retires from his post as Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Hu Jintao took his place. -
Explosion
On November 13, 2005, Jilin chemical plant suffers a series of explosions. The blasts created an 80 km long toxic slick in the Songhua River. -
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam was finished being built in 2006. Construction began December 14, 1994. -
Chinese slave scandal
The Chinese slave scandal was a series of reports of forced labor in China. 550 people were rescued from the harsh condtions and unfair enviorenment. -
Olympics
China was the spot where the 2008 Olypics and Para-Olympics were held.