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Qing Dynasty
The last imperal of china -
White Lotus Rebellion 1974-1804
There were a number of sources of discontent in Qing China. Mainly, many people regarded the government as being weak and corrupt. -
Opium war
Believing the Europeans to be a remote and relatively unimportant people, the Qing did not at first pay much attention to trade issues or to the growth in the opium trade. The Europeans were trading opium with the Chinese population.
Opium in China Qing government realized the harm being done by the opium trade, they decided to ban the use and import of opium - this led to 2 wars with the British. The British won and took control of trade. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Chinese people wanted to be free of foreign influence.
The Chinese rebels attacked the Foreign Nationals in Beijing in 1900.They were beaten by the Foreign armies and China was punished. They had to pay $330 million.
This further weakened the Qing and its power in China. They lost the support of the people. The end of the Mandate of Heaven. -
Wu Chang Uprising
The Qing Dynasty has fallen
Sun Yixian takes over as President – he hopes to build China through –The people, Nationalism and Democracy. -
The beginning of the Republic
Though he is regarded as the father of the republic, the country never really united under Sen.
Internal and External Factors affect The Warlords of Tribal China,Foreign Powers trying to take power
and Eventually the Army (Koumintang -KMT) took control. -
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The Warlord Era
warlords fought for power -
Jiang Jeishi takes control of the KMT
Jiang Jeishi took control of the Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang -KMT) and smashed the Warlords. -
The long march
(1934-1935)
The NATIONALISTS continually attacked the Communists who retreated.This became known as the Long March.
Mao took his Communists through China away from attacks to stop them.Mao marched almost 6000 miles. -
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World War 2
The Chinese were united in their battle against Japan the invading foreigners. The civil war was forgotten. -
The communists take power
The Communists defeated the Nationalists.
The Nationalists escaped to Taiwan to set up their own Nationalist government. -
The first five year plan 1953-57
increase industry and develop agricultural production. -
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
He called for the nation's intellectuals and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party.
Individuals mostly intellectuals and academics, were identified as ‘Rightists’.
They were forced into labour camps for re-education or executions -
The great leap forward 1958-1962(second five year plan)
The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernize China’s economy.One that, by 1988, would rival America.
Forced farmers to work in “communes” instead of for themselves
But China’s economy actually experienced negative growth.
there was not enough food for the country.
18 million to 45 million people most starved some murdered by the government.Many Chinese fled to neighbouring countries. -
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The Cultural Revolution
After the Great Leap Forward, Mao was unpopular - he lost control of the party.The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government.Mao staged public rallies involving thousands of young supporters. He calculated correctly that the young wouldn't remember much about the failure of the Great Leap Forward. -
Mao’s legacy
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease.
- Some people think Mao helped to bring China forward into the
20th century
- But he did so in a way that lead to the death of millions of people
and created unhappiness and suffering for many others
