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Period: Jan 1, 1350 to
Age of Exploration
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Jan 1, 1398
Appointed
Zheng He apointed as Admiral of the Western Seas -
Jan 1, 1405
First Voyage
Zheng He's First Voyage from Nanjing -
Jan 1, 1433
Retires
Zheng He Retires -
Jan 1, 1436
No more Ships
China's Emperor forbids the building of ships -
Jan 1, 1448
Hardship
Flooding of Yellow River cause millions to be homeless and ruins farmland. -
Jan 1, 1525
Ships Destroyed
Goverment orders all oceangoing ships to be destroyed -
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Age of Revolution
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Smuggling
Britain started smuggling a drug called opium into China. They started small amounts so they could keep the prices high and make more money -
200 Chest of opium sent to china
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Mass Distribution
Britain started mass distributing opium to eliminate competition -
Opium Wars
China wanted to stop the shipments of opium. So when a shipment came through they destroyed the ship. -
40,000 of opium chests sent to China
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End of War
Britain and China ended their war by signing a treaty, however that treaty favored Britain. -
Civil War
War between Mao's communist and Chiang Kai-Sheks nationalist -
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Post WWII
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End of War/ Mao is put in power
Mao army defeated Chiang Kai Sheks nationalist and Mao becomes the leader of China -
Chinease form alliance with the Soviet Union
this was significant because it was two communist countries against the world -
China makes a Nuclear Bomb
this is significant because now china has nuclear abilities and is becoming more threatning to other countries. -
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revoulution
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. -
Mao dies
Mao died and Deng Xioping took control over china. He created special economic zones to help eliminate communism and help the economy.
