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Qing dynasty
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White lotus rebellion
There were a number of sources of discontent in Qing China. Mainly, many people regarded the government as being weak and corrupt., so they formed a rebellion against the government. -
Opium war
The opium war starts at 1839 because British want Chinese tea but China refuse so British spread opium. Then China need opium so China accept tea trade. -
Wu Chang Uprising
The beginning of the revolution.
The Wuchang Uprising was the Chinese uprising that served as the catalyst to the Xinhai Revolution, ending the Qing Dynasty. -
Sun Yixian
The beginning of the Republic under Sun Yixian, the founder of the Republic and founder of KMT -
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The revolution of China
After the fall of the empire, China’s political landscape changed dramatically and would soon be dominated by the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
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The Warlord Era
The Warlord Era was a period in the history of the Republic of China when the control of the country was divided among its military cliques in the mainland regions of Sichuan, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Yunnan, and Xinjiang. -
The start of Mao's party
Mao Zedong—inspired by calls for change and influenced by Communist writings—establishes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under the slogan, “Destroy the Old China.” Soon, his People Power message catches on—peasants and workers start to drink the Kool Aid. -
Jiang Jeishi
Jiang Jeishi takes control of the KMT -
Japanese's arrival
Japanese seize the area around Chengde and attack passes on the Great Wall north of Beijing (you can see thousands of bullet holes near the Wall’s First Pass Under Heaven, aka: Shanhaiguan). The League of Nations condemns Japanese aggression. They walk out of the League in March. -
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The Long March
The communists escape the Nationalists.
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. -
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The Chinese holocaust
Nanjing (Nanking) falls to the Japanese, starting the infamous reign of terror called the Nanking Massacre (sometimes called the “Chinese holocaust”). Of the estimated 200,000-300,000 Chinese killed, the majority were civilians. Tens of thousands–old and young—are brutally raped by Japanese soldiers (the subject of the 1997 book The Rape of Nanking and the 2009 movie, Nanking). -
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WW 2
The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese -
Chinese Communist Revolution
The communists take power and the Nationalists escape to Taiwan. -
Republic of China
October 1, 1949: At a huge rally on Tiananmen Square, Mao claims the birth of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). -
Dalai Lama 14th
The PLA reasserts Chinese control over Tibet. The teenaged 14th Dalai Lama (the current one) becomes a Chinese figurehead ruler. -
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese communist leader, the most powerful figure in the People's Republic of China in the late 1970s. -
Death of Mao
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Death of Deng Xiaoping