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The last imperial dynasty of China
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The population doubled in 150 years. There were so many people and the land was overused. (it became infertile)
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The beginning of the rebellions that led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The White Lotus Rebellion happened because the people of China were unhappy with the ruling Dynasty.
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The British won and took control of trade.
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Nationalism grew. Chinese people wanted to be free from foreigners. The Qing (from Manchu) were also foreigners. The foreign power helped the Qing against the Chinese people.
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1911 –The Qing Dynasty has fallen
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat Sen) takes over as President – he hopes to build China through –The people, Nationalism and Democracy. -
The beginning of the Revolution, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC).
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The founder of the Republic and founder of KMT
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Warlords fought for power, a period when national authority in China disintegrated and the country broke apart into a jigsaw of regions, each controlled by powerful local leaders.
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Takes control of the KMT and the most important point of fascism is absolute trust in a sagely able leader. Aside from complete trust in one person, there is no other leader.
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The nationalist continually attacked the Communists who retreated.
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The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese, with minor aid from the Soviet Union and the United States.
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As they steadily lose ground to the communist forces of Mao Zedong, Chinese Nationalist leaders depart for the island of Taiwan, where they establish their new capital. Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek left for the island the following day.
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To increase industry and agriculture.
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Mao asked to be criticized. He caught his opponents and they were rent for ''re-education''.
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He changed China from agriculture to industry. Forced farmers to work in “communes” instead of for themselves
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Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government. It became a time of little freedom. His youthful followers formed the Red Guards, special army, he closed school, he burned the history, many older people were sent to be ''re-education''.
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Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 82, in Beijing, China.
