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Qing Emperor refused to meet Enlish Embassador
China said they were no interested in the strange objects the West had to offer them. China said they had everything they needed. -
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Opium War
The Quing Emperor was angry about Britain making the Chinese addicted to opium. They went to war and China was humiliated by big steam gun boats. -
Treaty of Nanjing
Treaty that ended The Opium War between China and Britain. -
Treaty with Extraterriotial Rights
Under Extraterriotrial Rights foreign citizens were not subject to Chinese law. -
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Taiping Rebellion
Hong Xiuquan attempt of starting a great peace where no one would live in poverty. -
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Dowager Empress Cixi
A women was ruling China by selecting emperors she could control. -
Emperor Guangxu' Moderization
Guangzu introduced measures to modernize China such as education, economy, military, and government. -
Open Door Policy
China opened it's doors to merchants from all nations. -
Boxer Rebellion
The Society of Rightous and Harmonious Fists or Boxers fought against foreigners which created a strong sense of nationalism in China even when after they were defeated. -
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Dowager Empress Reforms
The Empress sent Chinese officials to other governments around the world to see how to structure there government. -
Fall of the Emperor and Republic Begins
Sun becomes the new President of China. Sun wanted to establish the Three Priciples of the People. -
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WWI
Communists and Nationalist put aside their differences to fight the war. -
May Fourth Movement
3,000 angry students gathered in the center of Beijing after hearing about the Treaty of Versailles. -
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Communist Party and Mao Zedong
Offered land to peasants and got the peasnts to stand beind him. He was Chinas greatest revolutionary leader. -
Sun Yixian dies
He was there first great leader. -
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Jiang Jieshi leads the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang)
They killed many Communist leaders and nearly wiped ou the Communist party. -
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Cival War in China
Communists vs Nationalists, Mao Zedong vs Jiang Jieshi. -
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The Long March
Jiang and 700,000 men surrounded the Communist base. The Communitsts fled a 6,000 mile journey knowa the Long March. -
Japan Invades China (WWII begins)
Japan forces took advantage of struggle in China and invaded. The Nationalists and COmmnissts truced to fight Japan. -
Mao Becomes Leader of People's Republic of China(Communist)
He controled the North and fought against Japan. -
Jiang Flees to Taiwan
The US sent $1.5 billion in aid to fight japan that they took to fight Cmmunists. -
China Conqueres Tibet
The Dali Lama fled to India when the Chinese invaded. Today China still fellls it should control Tibet. -
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The Great Leap Forward
This plan made communes and was not a leap forward in the end but a step back. -
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The Cultural Revolution
The Red Guard led the uprsiing called The Cultural Revoluition. -
Mao Dies
There greatest leader dies but China will go on strong.