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Taiping Rebellion
It was a huge civil war in southern China against the Quing Dynasty. It was led by Hong Xiuquan, who claimed he had visions that he was Jesus's younger brother. A minimum of 20 million people died, and most of these people were civilians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion -
Wuchang Uprising
It marked the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution, which in turn caused the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The uprising started with the accidental explosion of a bomb. http://exhibits.library.gwu.edu/exhibits/show/1911revolution/wuchang-uprising http://www.travelingcn.com/tag/wuchang-uprising -
Founding Date of the Republic of China
Following more than 2,000 years as an imperial state, China became a republicn. A group of revoulutionaries was responsible for overthrowing of the monarchy. The Wuchang Uprising against the Qing on 10 October 1911 established the state as a republic. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mao-zedong-proclaims-peoples-republic-of-china -
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Northern Expedition
It was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang, in which the targeted goal was tthe unification of CHina under its own control by terminating the rule of Beiyang government and local warlords. It accomplished these objectives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Expedition -
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Mukden Incident
A small amount of dynamite exploded near a railway line owned by Japan's South Manchuria Railway near Mukden. Tee occurence was planned by Japanese military men.The Imperial Japanese Army automatically placed blame on China and in turn invaded and seized Manchuria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident -
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Long March
It was a series of marches that aimed to aid Mao Zedong and Communists to survive and escape the attacks by the Guomingdang. It gained Mao Zedong supporters ot the Communist Party. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/long_march_1934_to_1935.htm -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
It was a military war fought mainly between the Chiinese Republic and the Japanese Empire. China was helped econimically in the war by Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Japanese troops in China declared surrender in 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War -
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Nanking Massacre
It was a horrifying event in which mass murder and mass rape occured in the then Chinese capital of Nanking. Japanese troops are the people who committed the atrocities. This massacre happened during the Second Sino-Japanese War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre -
People's Republic of China admitted to UN
The United Nations incuded the Big Four who won World War Two (the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom). President Frankilin Roosevelt recognized China's China's contribution in World War 2. China was the first to sign the United Nations Charter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations#Republic_of_China_in_the_UN_.281945-1971.29 -
Founding of People's Republic of China
After the victory of Mao Zedong's Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War, Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China from Tiananmen. The People's Republic of China entails mainland China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912â49)#Founding
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Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
As the Chinese Nationalist Leaderss continually were losing success with the Communist forces of Mao Zedong, they left for the island of Taiwan where they insituted their capital. It marked the end of the long struggle between the nationalists and communists of China and split China. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan -
Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
This was an agreement between the delegates of the 14th Dalai Lama and the People's Republic of China for the peaceful liberation of Tibet. The signing of the Seventeen point Treaty was later declared as invalid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Point_Agreement_for_the_Peaceful_Liberation_of_Tibet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Point_Agreement_for_the_Peaceful_Liberation_of_Tibet -
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Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong led this effort, in which the objective was aimed to transform China from its traditional agrarian economy to a modern communist society. His plan to do this entailed rapid industrialization and led to the Great Chinese Famine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward -
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Cultural Revolution
This Revolution reinstated Mao Zedong position following his downfall during the Great Leap Forward. The goal was to revolutionize China by reinforcing it as a communist state and taking away traditional, capitalist, and cultural components of Chinese society, http://www.history.com/topics/cultural-revolution -
The May 16 Notification
It was a public announcement that denounced Mao Zedong's imperialism efforts and reforms. Mao frantically left China, secretly escaping into commonuist country Albania. http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-16-1966-may-16-notification-ousts.html -
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Nixon visits China
President Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Nixon had a meeting with Chairman Mao and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai shortly after his arrival to China. As a result of his visit, the prime minister pushed for early relief in Vietnam. North Vietnamese officials did not approve of this meeting, though, and felt suspicious of the two countries. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-visits-china -
Gang of Four arrested
The leader of the group was Mao Zedong's fourth wife, Jiang Quing. The other three people of the group were Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. Jiang and Zhang were recieved a life imprisonment term, while Jiang and Zhang recieved long terms. https://www.marxists.org/glossary/orgs/g/a.htm http://blogs.isb.bj.edu.cn/elainec/diary-the-great-proletarian-cultural-revolution/ -
One Child Policy Instituted
It was a policy instituted in China to help stop the ever-growing over populism of China. It limited families to one child, and heavily fined families who conceived more than one. It led to a shocking increase in the number of boys in China to girls, because families were worried about carrying on their family name. http://www.allgirlsallowed.org/one-child-policy http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/14seoyoungj/2013/03/18/evaluation-of-chinas-one-child-policy/ -
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Tiananmen Square protests
These were protests led by thousands of students who were pro-democracy and demanded a change of state. The protests occured when former Communist Party general secretary, Hu Yaobang, a liberal reformer died. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 -
Building of the Three Gorges Dam
It is a hydro-electric dam located in the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping. It's the world's largest power station. The construction of the dam officially ended on July 4, 2012, and the dam was ready to be in use at that point. It is also intended to greaten the shipping capacity of the river and prevent flooding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam http://japanfocus.org/-peter-bosshard/3262 -
Hong Kong Returned to China
The handover ceremony of Hong Kong proclaimed Hong Kong as part of the People's Republic of China. Prior to this, it was part of the United Kingdom. With this, British rule in Hong Kong. officially came to a hault. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_handover_ceremony -
Macau returned to China
Macau was transfered from the Portuguese Republic and officially re-instated into the People's Republic of China. Four conferences from June 1986 to March 1987 caused the signing of the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on 13 April 1987 and the official transfer of the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau -
Hainan Island incident
This happened as a result of the collison of an American aircraft and a Chinese fighter jet. The collision caused a dispute between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China. The two nations blamed each other for the incident. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/04/the-hainan-island-incident/
