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Taiping Rebellion
<The Taiping Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan. This rebellion was started because the lower class citizens in China did not like the way they were being treated by the government and wanted a new governement.
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Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising led to the Xinhai Revolution in 1911. It is said the uprising was not intentionally started. Apparently a list of people that were apart of the New Army of Wuchang was leaked out and some were getiing arrested and from there it turned violent. Wuchang Uprising -
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was led by Kuomintang. Chinese Nationalist were allies with communists and they overthrew the Beijing government and started a new one. After a disagreement they stopped being allies saying that communism was keeping the Kuomintang party from reaching their goal. Northern Expedition -
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Mukden Incident
Mukden IncidentWith the Mukden Incident, the Japanese staged a bombing in Manchuria and then blamed the bombing on the Chinese. They did this so they would be able to take over Manchuria. Later on Japan's secret was exposed and then became isolated as a result. -
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Long March
Long MarchIn the Long March, the Commuinist from an attack by the Guomindang. The Communist made multiple attempts at trying to defend themselves but failed miserably under the instruction of Braun. Later on Braun was suspended and Mao was put in charge. Mao got 10,000 of 87,000 of his soldiers past the Guomindang. -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
2nd Sino-Japanese WarIn this point in time, the Japanese had already taken three provinces that had belonged to China. There was already built up anger from the Chinese, and after the third takeover, they were not having it anymore and wanted to fight back and protect what land they had left. -
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Nanking Massacre
Nanking MassacreThe Nanking Massacre involved the Japanese and the Chinese Nationalist. Aound this time, the Japanese were going around taking over various countries. When they arrived at Nanking, it was terrible, thousands of innocent people were killed, raped, or severly injured. -
Founding Date of the Republic of China
Founding date of ROCSince MAo Zedong and the Communists won against the CHinese Nationalists, Mao now had contol over China. After the Civil War in China, on October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong officially declared China the People's Republic of China. -
Founding of People's Republic of China
Founding of PRCThe first thing Mao Zendong did was equally distribute land to where the lower classes would also benefit. Mao eliminated drug trafficking along with investing with other countries. He also got rid of all cultural symbols from the former government. -
Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
CN move to taiwanThe Chinese Nationalists were beginning to be over powered by the Communists, which led the Chinese Nationalists to move to Taiwan. Many people thought this would bring peace but in reality actually caused more problems, especially for the United States. -
Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
17 points17 points agreement w/ tibet17 point agreement w/ tibet The funny part about the Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet is that it was actually forced upon Tibet by China. The people of Tibet tried to live by these new rules forced upon them, but eventually became fed up and rebelled against the Chinese government. -
The May 16 Notification
May 16 NotificationThe May 16th Notification was an announcment that let people know that Mao's plan for imperial was completely disapproved of. As a reuslt. Mao Zendong left and went away to another country. -
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Great Leap Forward
Great leap ForwardThe Great Leap Forward was Mao Zedong's second Five-Year Plan. The plan was just like Mao's first Five-Year Plan except this time he wanted to spread socialism. Everything except for his plan with socialism seemed to have been working him in his second plan. -
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Cultural Revolution
Cultural RevolutionThe Cultural Revolution was also known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. It was led by Mao Zedong in the People's Republic of China. The purpose of this was to remove any chance of capitalism taking over. -
People's Republic of China admitted to UN
UN imagePRC admitted to UNOn this date, the United Nations came together and voted on allowing the People's Republic of China to be apart of the United Nations and booting Republic of China out which was in Taiwan. -
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Nixon visits China
Nixon Visits ChinaRichard Nixon, who was President at this time, was the first president to ever visit China since it became a republic. He went there to discuss formign a realtionship with China. This is how the United States established trade with China, which is very important considering most of the things we use in America come from China. -
Gang of Four arrested
Gang of Four arrestedGang of four arrested The Gang of four was led by Jian Qing, mao zedong's widow. The other members of the group were, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao. The new chairman that replaced the late Mao Zedong put out a warrant for these people's arrest for causing an uproar with protesting. -
One Child Policy Instituted
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Tiananmen Square protests
Tiananmen Square protestsThe Tiananmen Square protests are known for having millions of supporters protest. these protestys put the Chinese government in akward positions especially when they would have important officials from other countries visiting and see that they were not keeping their people under control. The reactions from the government, especially near the end, were violent and many protesters were killed. -
Building of the Three Gorges Dam
Building of the Three Gorges damThe Three Gorges Dam is located in Three Gorges, China. The dam was completed in 2009. The Cost for building it was between 17- 100 billion dollars. Its purpse is to help with flooding, hydroelectiric power, irrigation, and navigtion. -
Hong Kong Returned to China
Hong Kong Returned to ChinaThis exchange is known as either "The Handover" or "The Return". With this situation, Hong Kong had territory that was taken away by multiple treaties. The was that after 99 years, Hong Kong would get their land back which was very important for them in relation to helping their economy. -
Macau returned to China
Macau Returned To China
After 442 years of being under the rule of Potugal, Macau was finally returned to China, just as Hong Kong had been. This change was willing accepted by Macau given that they were treated poorly while under Portuguese rule. -
Hainan Island incident
Hainan Island Incident
In this event, a United States aircraft and People's Republic of China fighter jet collided. A PRC pilot was killed and the US Pilot and crew had to make an emergency land in Hainan. Once they landed the Chinese took them and questioned them. The incident was handled carefully to prevent a giant conflict between these two countries.
