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China Timeline- Isabel Elliott

  • 1st Opium War

    1st Opium War

    During this time, China began a war with Britain over their bringing of opium into China. They lost and were forced to continue trading.
  • China-Japan War

    China-Japan War

    During this time period, China and Japan fought over control of Korea. Japan won and gained Taiwan.
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion

    A rebellion group known as the "Boxers" tried to rid the country of foreigners, but Western countries drove them out of Beijing.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    In 1990, the U.S. began a policy that allowed other countries to trade with China.
  • Communist Party Forms in China

    Communist Party Forms in China

    The Communist Party forms as a political party in China.
  • The Long March

    The Long March

    During this time period, the Communist Party was forced out of China and fled from the Nationalists.
  • Nationalists Flee/Mao in Control

    Nationalists Flee/Mao in Control

    When the Communist Party and Mao rose to power, the Nationalists fled to Taiwan.
  • Beginning of The Great Leap Forward

    Beginning of The Great Leap Forward

    During this time Mao made people change their jobs to steel industry, causing a famine.
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    Mao began the Cultural Revolution, which turned the county upside down and kept Mao in power.
  • President Nixon Visits China

    President Nixon Visits China

    President Nixon visited China and met Mao, even though America was against communism.
  • Mao dies/Cultural Revolution Ends

    Mao dies/Cultural Revolution Ends

    Mao dies and without him, the Cultural Revolution collapses.
  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Years later, students campaigning for democracy were brutally forced out by the army. This was the place of the now iconic "Tank Man",

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