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Taiping Rebellion
A massive rebellion was waged between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. -
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Boxer Rebellion
Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan. -
Shanghai Massacre
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Long March
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China -
Zunyi Conference
The Zunyi Conference was a meeting of the Communist Party of China in January 1935 during the Long March. -
Nanjing Massacre
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Founding of the people's Republic of China
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Great Leap Forward
Mao change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society—in just five years. -
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Culture Revolution
China’s Communist leader Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government. -
Shaking China’s Foundations
Zhou Enlai died in January, Mao died in September. The Tangshan Earthquake occurred in August, killing 250,000 people. These 3 events occurring in the same year. -
Enter - Deng Xiaoping
Hua Guofeng had taken over after Mao’s death, but he was just a placeholder, lacking a strong power base -
Deng’s ‘Southern Tour’
Deng undertook what became known as the ‘Southern Tour’ - visiting all of Guangdong and then Shanghai, reasserting his economic reform agenda.
