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The City of Beijing Sacked
The Capital City of Beijing is sacked and most of the city is burnt down. Because of this, the last Ming Emperor comitted suicide and paved the way for the Qing Dynasty of Emperors to take prominence -
Canton Opens up for Trade
Canton (modern day Guangzhou) opens itself up for foreign trade. This allows for more free interaction between the East and the West. -
China and Russia sign treaty
The countries of China and Russia sign the treaty of Kyakhta with defines borders between the countries. They are now, out of conflict and trading and commerce between the two countries increases. -
British Gain Hong Kong
The British exploited the Chinese situation by demanding compensation for the lost Opium trade. And initiated a military campaign to make China surrender which ultimately resulted in the British gaining Hong Kong. -
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The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Reblellion is known as one of the deadliest military confrontaions in history. During this bloody civil war the total casualties were over 20 million people who died. This conflict was against the Qing dynasty and the Millenarian Movement. -
The Boxer Rebellion
(exact date unknown) The boxer rebellion started as an Anit-Foreign and Anti-Christian movement when Chinese people who were displaced by new foreign trade started mass killing foreigners and Christians. They then, started a huge rebellion that ended in Bloodshed. -
Revolution in Wucheng
In the Wucheng, a republican revolution broke out as Chinese soldiers started parading around the barracks chanting republican slogans. This gave voice to what many of the population was thinking. That maybe the government should change its policies. -
Conquering and Massacre
Japanese troops streamed into China, conquering Peking, Shanghai, and the national capital of Nanking; the Nanking Massacre followed the last conquest marking over 6,000 Chinese people dead. -
Civil War!
On this date, the war between the Communist party of China and the Republican party of China started. The Communist Party lashed out against the Republicans with their superior military power to gain control of China in an act of sheer Militarism -
The PRC
On this date Chairman Mao firmly etablished the Communist Party within China after winning the Civil War in an act of sheer militarism. -
China taking Sides
China joins the North Korean side of the Korean War -
The End of the Korean War
Korean War results in a cease fire for both sides. -
The Great Leap Forward
Mao launches the ‘Great Leap Forward’ in which over 45 million Chinese citizens die due to famine and violence. -
The Cultural Revolution
The beginning of the Cultural Revolution as Academics and other people are slaughtered. The Little Red Book of Mao rises to prominence as truth in Chinese Society -
Nationalist Campaign
Mao Zedong, launches huge nationalist campaign to win over the ‘hearts and minds’ of China’s people that were discouraged because of the many deaths caused during the Great Leap Forward.
