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Joshua Lamantia China Timeline

  • 1st Opium War

    1st Opium War

    Great Britain won against China and gained Hong Kong. They also forced China to open treaty ports and allowed Great Britain special trading rights.
  • China/Japan War

    China/Japan War

    The Japanese won against China and that was extremely good for them. And to top it all off they won Formosa/Taiwan.
  • Boxer Rebellion (Uprising)

    Boxer Rebellion (Uprising)

    Boxers plan was to destroy all foreigners who had an influence on the people. Europeans took a stand and fought against the boxers and won.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    Ideas that were made from the open door policy were, foreigners had equal trade with China, which pretty much meant the foreigners stayed in control.
  • Communist party organized

    Communist party organized

    The start of the government system, communism, had been made.
  • The Long March

    The Long March

    Where a group of communists went to Northwest China.
  • Nationalists flee to Taiwan/Mao controls Communists China

    Nationalists flee to Taiwan/Mao controls Communists China

    The nationalists had just lost a battle and were fleeing for their lives.
  • Beginning of the Great Leap Forward

    Beginning of the Great Leap Forward

    This was Mao's way of trying to give China a more modern look and feel.
  • Great Protelarian

    Great Protelarian

    Mao's goal was to clear China of all things that went against what the revolution said.
  • Presodent Nixon and Mao

    Presodent Nixon and Mao

    President Nixon and Mao meet to improve relations.
  • Mao dies

    Mao dies

    Mao dies as well as his revolution.
  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Troops tried to stop military to get to Tiananmen Square so they shot down a lot of people to get to them.