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Millions Addicted
By this time in China, the British managed to get over 12 million Chinese addicted to Opium. -
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China and the Fight for their Right
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The Taiping Rebellion
A "great peace" rebellion of mainly peasants in an attempt to make a poverty-free utopian society. In 1853, Taiping was captured by the rebellion, however 11 years later it was retaken. A total of about 20 million died in this war. -
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The Opium Wars
A time period of both conflict and war between British and Chinese officials. Behind the battles were mainly letters sent about differentiating opinions, but in battle were a complete destruction of the Chinese ships. When the loss of the Chinese came, they paid with ports, includin the city of Hong Kong. -
The Boxer Rebellion Begins
In 1898, a group known as the Boxer Rebellion, of mainly peasants, formed. In the spring of 1900 they protested against foreigners and Christians, for bringing in badness. They marched to Beijing, shouting, "Death to the foreign devils!" They sieged the city, however it was taken back after with 19,000 troops, due to the lack of a response from the Dowager Empress's letters. -
The Dowager Empress Sends Officials to View Other Governments
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The Qing Dynasty is Overthrown; Nationalist Party Takes Over
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The May Fourth Movement
On this day, a group of 3,000 students fought over the Treaty of Versailles (in Beijing), and the unfairness that they saw in it. This movement was not an official rebellion, but rather just angry demands. -
Sun Yixian Becomes the President of the Republic of China
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The CCP is Founded
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The Civil War Begins...
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The Long March
100 thousand Communists marched for many months to escape the losing battles with the Nationalists, while being chased by them. Only around 6,000 of the originals survived the hunger and disease encountered. The eventual escape was made when they began to hide in caves. -
The Japanese Attack
Around this time (controversially), Japan began to attack the already-at-war Chinese. When the CCP (Communist People's of China) and the GMD (Guomindang) realized that they were more of a threat, they began to fight them together. -
The Civil War After the Japanese's Attack
After a teamed effort to fend off the Japanese, they made and then soon broke a treaty: In the continued fights, the weakened KMD (from the Japanese) occupied the cities, while the CCP roamed the rural areas, looking for farmers to join the cause. In 3 years more, the CCP won, ending the fights on October 1, 1946. -
Mao Begins Using Brutal Forms of Marxist Socialism
Mao determined to have equality among his people goes to wealthy landowners that had most of the rural land and forces them to give it up for the poorer peasants, under the Agrarian Reform Law of 1850. This was the preview of his 5-year plan to come. -
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The FIrst 5-Year Plan
In this time period, Mao had the plans to have growth in mainly industry, but also agriculture. In the end, there was a 1% growth/yr. of industry, with a very slow growth of agriculture. -
The "Great Leap Forward"
From 1958 until 1961, Mao began this process, which was a second installment of the 5-yr. plan. This plan failed, however: The economy of China suffered, and food/industry came short, making his words less influential to the people. -
The Cultural Revolution
From 1966 to 1976, Mao used radical ideas with the hands of his Red Soliders to gain his trust and influence in the people back. But, he also made economical, social, and political chaos among China's leaders, being that he had thousands executed and many schools and colleges shut down. -
Deng Starts the Four Modernizations
Deng Xiaoping started this program to increase the agriculture, industry, defense, and science in China. All of these things substantially increased in this time period, and not only was the wealth of China rising but the overall happiness too. -
China Opens Doors
In 1971, China had invited the US to come to China. After a few years of discussion, 1979 marked the year where China had reopened its doors to the public. -
The Tianamen Square Protests and Massacre
On this day, many of the 100,000 students protesting against the government's ways left the fight, however of the 5,000 remaining ones, they continued to protest. Hundreds were then killed, if not part of the thousands injured.