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The Qing Dynasty
The last imperial dynasty of China. -
Population Pressure
Population pressure was causing environmental damage and poverty. The land was overused and no longer fertile. -
White Lotus Rebellion
Many people regarded the government as being weak and corrupt. -
Opium
The Qing government realized the harm being done by the opium trade, they decided to ban the use and import of opium - this led to 2 wars with the British. -
Foreign Powers
As China weakened other countries saw an opportunity to controlled China. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Chinese people wanted to be free of foreign influence. They were beaten by the Foreign armies and China was punished. This further weakened the Qing and its power in China. -
A new China
The Qing Dynasty has fallen. Sun Yixian (Sun Yat Sen) takes over as President. -
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Rise of communism
The country never really united under Sen. -
Wuchang Uprising
the beginning of the revolution. It began with the dissatisfaction of the handling of a railway crisis. The Qing Dynasty has fallen. -
A Civil War
Jiang Jeishi turned his Nationalist troops against the Communists – their growing support was a threat to his power. Jiang Jeishi took control of the Nationalist Party. He needed the Chinese Communist Party to help. Mao Zedong was a member of the Communist Party from the farming communities. He soon became a leader of the party. -
The Long March
During the Long March Mao enforced strict discipline - his soldiers were told to treat people with respect and pay for food and not to damage people's crops. The communists were made welcome. The Nationalists treated people harshly. -
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Mao's China
This was the time that Mao took control China. -
World War 2
The Chinese were united in their battle against Japan –the invading foreigners. The civil war was forgotten. -
After World War 2
Communism grew in Eastern Europe and support for the Chinese communists grew, more and more Chinese joined the communist party. The Communists defeated the Nationalists. The Nationalists escaped to Taiwan to set up their own Nationalist government. -
Five year plan
The number of people living in cities had almost doubled from before the communist takeover, and there were shortages of food, housing, and consumer goods. -
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
Mao made an unusual request. He called for the nation's intellectuals and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party. -
The Great Leap Forward
Mao’s idea was to change China from an agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society in just five years. -
The Cultural Revolution
Mao was unpopular - he lost control of the party. This was a time of very little freedom in China. -
Chairman Mao Zedong dies
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease in Beijing, China.
