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The Opium War
War between British and China over the trade of Opium
Outcome: British defeated the Chinese
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Treaty of Nanjing
This treaty ended the Opium War and was the first of many unequal treaties towards the Chinese -
Taiping Rebellion
The Chinese began to call for reforms in goverment and society. Reformers wanted to introduce modern technology and weapons. The peasants attempted to overthrow the current dynasty. -
Sino-Japanese War
War between Chinese and Japanese
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Spheres of Influence
Western powers carved up China into spheres of influence. This is an area in which a foreign nation has special economic privelages, such as the right to build railroads and factories. -
Boxer Rebellion
Anti-foreign Chinese called Boxers killed Chinese Christians and foreigners. They surrounded the foreign diplomatic quarter in Beijing.
Result: China was forced to allow foreign troops on Chinese soil and foreign warships in Chinese waters.
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Revolution of 1911
Civil War between Qing Dynasty and Ci Xi. -
Shanghai Massacre
Attack on Chinese Communists by Chiang Kai-Shek. He expelled and killed thousands of Communist supporters and drove the survivors to the mountains of Southeastern China. -
Japanese Invasion
The Japanese pushed into China and seized Manchuria. The Chinese called on Chiang and Mao to set aside their differences and fight their common enemy. -
The Long March
Chinese communists trekked more than 6,000 miles from Sountheastern China to the remote northwestern province of Shaanxi. Only 7,000 out of 90,000 communists survived and this march became a symbol of hardships the Communists would have to endure until 1949 when they would gain power. -
World War II: Japan v. China
Japanese launched an all out war on China and bombed many of their cities. Chinese nationalists and communists joined forces and launched a counter attack on the Japanese.Each side always kept a close watch on each other. -
Mao Zedong-Communist China
Mao Zedong proclaims himself as the leader and chairman of the the People's Republic of China. -
Great Leap Forward
Mao called on the Chinese to make a superhuman effort to achieve modernization -
Proletariat Cultural Revolution
Struggle for power within the Communist party of power. This eventually brought the entire country to the brink of civil war. -
Four Modernizations: Deng Xiaoping
These modernizations called for modernizing agriculture, expanding industry, developing science and technology, and upgrading China's defense forces. -
Return of Hong Kong to China
Hong Kong was returned to the hands of the Chinese after 150 years of British control
