Modern China Timeline By kellyfargo Jan 1, 1839 1st Opium War Jan 1, 1858 2nd Opium War Jan 1, 1894 Sino-Japanese War (China/Japan War) Jan 1, 1898 Boxer Rebellion (Uprising) Jan 1, 1900 Open Door Policy Jan 1, 1911 Qing Dynasty overthrown Republic of China established Jan 1, 1921 Communist Party organized Jan 1, 1934 The Long March Jan 1, 1949 Nationalist flee to Taiwan Jan 1, 1966 Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Jan 1, 1972 President Nixon visits China Jan 1, 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident
