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Boxer Rebellion
Beijing occupied by Japanese and Western force in order to quell uprising. -
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Russo-Japanese War
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Fall of Qing Dynasty
-Overthrown by Sun Yat-Sen -
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World War I
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Japan presents 21 demands to China, occupies German colinies near the coast.
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May Fourth Movement
-Protesting Japanese seizure of former German territories -
Death of Sun Yat-Sen
Chaing Kai-Sheik takes control of Guomindang -
Guomindang occupy Shanghai, expel Communists
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Japanese formally occupy Manchuria
-Could be considered start of WWII in East Asia -
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The Long March
-Most of Communist Party wiped out -
Japan invades China
-Conquers coastal provinces
-Chaing Kai-Skiek flees -
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World War II
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Civil War between Communists and Nationanists
Oct 1: Mao proclaims People's Republic of China -
Great Leap Foreward
-Maximize small-scale industry, collectivize agriculture
-20-30 million killed by 1962 -
Cultural Revolution
-Attempt to kindle revolutionary ferovor, and increase Mao's own power.
-3 million eliled, 500,000 killed -
China admitted to United Nations
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Death of Mao, beginning of economic reforms
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Beginning of Chinese economic boom