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Zheng He apointed as Admiral of the Western Seas
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Zheng He's First Voyage from Nanjing
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Zheng He Retires
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China's Emperor forbids the building of ships
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Flooding of Yellow River cause millions to be homeless and ruins farmland.
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Goverment orders all oceangoing ships to be destroyed
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Britain started smuggling a drug called opium into China. They started small amounts so they could keep the prices high and make more money
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Britain started mass distributing opium to eliminate competition
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China wanted to stop the shipments of opium. So when a shipment came through they destroyed the ship.
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Britain and China ended their war by signing a treaty, however that treaty favored Britain.
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War between Mao's communist and Chiang Kai-Sheks nationalist
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Mao army defeated Chiang Kai Sheks nationalist and Mao becomes the leader of China
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this was significant because it was two communist countries against the world
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this is significant because now china has nuclear abilities and is becoming more threatning to other countries.
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Mao sent out the youth who were known as the Red Guard to enforce new rules and to eliminate anyone who was highly educated or affiliated with the western world.
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Mao died and Deng Xioping took control over china. He created special economic zones to help eliminate communism and help the economy.
