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Revolutionary Alliance Overthrows Last Chinese Emperor
Sun Yat Sen founded the Revolutionary Alliance in 1905. There goal was to bring democracy to China and to get rid of all foriegn power. The overtrhrow of the Chinese Emperor took place because Sun thought Macho should not be there ruler because there economy was falling. -
Fall of the Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty, also known as the Ch'ing. This was the last of the Chinese Dynasties. During the Qing Dynasty, China gained a lot of power and were very influential. -
Communist Party Formed
In 1921, China's Communist Party was formed and was led by Mao by 1927. By 1949 they had gained power and control. They followed the model of Soviet Development. This included heavy industry and surpluses extracted from peasants. -
Mao Zedong's Communists Party Gains Peasant Support
Mao Zedong was the leader of the Communists. He gained peasant support by redistribution land to them. He also supported the peasants and encouraged them to rise up. -
Jiang Jieshi Defeats Mao's Communist (Long March)
Jiang Jieshi defeated Mao in 1934. Jiang didn't like Mao. Mao and his troops ended up escaping with about 80,000 troops. They traveled about 8,000 miles. Out of the 80,000 troops only about 8,000 lived. -
Japan Invades China in WWII suspending the Civil War
Japan invaded China in WWII in 1937. Japan wanted to dominate and get more powerful. At this time, Japan was at war with East Asia and the Republic of China. They wanted China's resources. -
Communist Party Seizes Control
The Communist controlled much of northern China because they gained the peasants loyalty. Mao and the Communist wanted to reshape China's economy. Due to the Agrarian Reform Law, Mao seized control of China's farmland. -
Five Year Plan
The Five Year Plans of the People's Republic of China were to help China rise socially and economically. They shaped their economy based upon communism. There are 10 plans total. -
Hundred Flowers Campaign
The Hundred Flowers Campaign was were the Communist Party of China encouraged citizens to show their feelings and opinions. -
Deng Xiaoping Takes Control
Around 1980, Deng Xiaoping took over after Mao Zedong died. China formed a "market socialism" under Deng's rule. Deng is usually credited for turning China into the economic world power they are today.
