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Boxer Rebellion
An uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900. Begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government. Attempted to drive all foreigners from the country. -
Establishment of the Republic of China
Successfully overthrowing the Qing dynasty. Then ending over two thousand years of imperial rule in China. The person who founded it was Sun Yat-sen. Mao Zedong and the Communist Peoples Liberation Army won the Chinese Civil War, which then led to this event. -
Fall of the Qing Dynasty
Overthrown by a revolution brewing since 1894. When we astern educated revolutionary Sun Zhongshan formed the Revive China Society. This took place in Hawaii, then Hong Kong. -
May Fourth Movement
A Chinese anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement. Which grew out of student protest. This took place in Beijing. -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
China began a full scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory. The war ended with a Japanese victory. China recovers all territories lost to Japan since the Treaty of Shimonoseki. -
People’s Republic of China
Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. A government on the island of Taiwan. Established by Chiang Kai-sheik after the conquest of mainland. -
The Great Leap Forward
Great Leap was that rapid development of China's agricultural and industrial sectors should take place in parallel. The hope was to industrialize by making use of the massive supply of cheap labour and avoid having to import heavy machinery. Mao Zedong launched the Great Leap Forward. -
1960’s Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution. its stated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist The combination of increasing imperialist demands frustration with the foreign Manchu Government embodied by the Qing court, and the desire to see a unified China less parochial in outlook fed a growing nationalism that spurred on revolutionary ideas. -
1970’s Economic Reform
The economy entered into a period of stagnation. And after the death of Mao Zedong, the Communist Party leadership decided to turn to market oriented reforms to salvage the stagnant economy. The Communist Party authorities carried out the market reforms in two stages. led to a surge in China's economic growth and helped restore China as a major global economic power. -
Tainanmen Square Massacre
Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness. Government sources downplayed the violence against demonstrators on 3 and 4 June, and portrayed the public as supportive of the crackdown. In the days after the protest, the CCP attempted to control access to information on the massacre, confiscating film from foreign journalists.