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the first opium war was between China and Great Britian. It was to stop the opium trade in China.
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The Sino-Japanese War was when China faught Japan for the island Formosa.
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The Boxer Rebellion was when Chinese rebels faught the forgein invaders. The forgein invaders won.
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The open door policy was when countries forced china to openly trade within their spheres of influence.
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The communist party was the people in China the wanted it to be a communist country.
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The Long March was a military retreat by the Red Army.
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In 1949 The Nationalist party that once ruled China was overtaken by the Communist party. The Natioalist fled to Taiwan and Mao took control of China and made it communist.
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The Great Leap Forward was when Mao tried to modernize China. It failed and casued the Great Chinese Famine.
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When the Soviet Union supported the PRC they feel below the Chinese expectaions. This cause the Sino-Soviet border confilict.
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The Cultural Revolution was when Mao gathered the children and teens of China to rebel against their parents and teachers.
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This event marked an important step in the U.S relationship with the Peoples Republic of China. It was the first time a U.S. president had visited there. At this time China and the U.S were not allies.
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In 1976 Mao, the leader of the cultural revoltuion, died and that marked the end of the revolution.
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This was a worker led rebellion. There was 241-2,600 deaths and many more inguries that were caused.
