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Until the Portuguese arrived, Macau was not a major settlement area. In 1557, the Portuguese established permanent settlement in Macau.
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Koxinga attacked the Cutch colonists in Taiwan with his troops. The Dutch surrendered on Feb 1, 1662 and Taiwan wa free from Dutch rule for 38 years.
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The British wanted to establish the "Tribute System" of trading in China but the Chinese refused to give in to Westernization.
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It was fought between the UK and the Qing Dynasty of China over conflictis on the trade of opium.
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British colonies were present in China throughout the 1800s–1930s. Hong Kong was formally claimed as a British colony on 26 January.
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It was one of the deadliest military conflicts in history with 20 million deaths. It was a civil war in Southern China led by Hong Xiuquan who was against the Qing Dynasty and wanted property equality, gender equality, and Christianity.
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This war was fought between the Chinese and Japanese over control of Korea. It resulted in Japanese victory and the realization that the Chinese military needed modernization.
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This rebellion was led by the Righteous Harmony Society. It's purpose was to oppose foreign-imperialism.
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The Xinhai Revolution was a revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty and led China into modern society. It started with the Wuchang Uprising and ended with the establishment of the Republic of China.
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It was a student rebellion that took place in Beijing. They were disappointed with the government's response to the treaty at the end of World War I (Treaty of Versaillies).
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It was a military campaign from 1926-1928. It was led by the Kuomintang (Nationalists) to unify China.
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The Chinese Civil War was a war faught between Chinese Nationalists (KMT) and Communists (CPC). It ended on May 1, 1950 with the Communists' victory.
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This was the first major conflict between the Nationalists and Communists during the Chinese Civil War. It ended on August 5th with the Communists successfully occupying Nanchang.
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It was a war between the Japanese and the Chinese. It was the largest Asian war of the 20th century. The war ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945.
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The Communists won the Chinese Civil War and the KMT retreated to Taiwan. Mao proclaimed the People's Republic of China, otherwise known as "Communist China".
