The History of China

The Opium War

Nov 3, 1839

War between British and China over the trade of opium.
Out come: British defet Chinese
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Treaty of Nanjing

Aug 29, 1842

The signing of the unequal traty. Which marked the end of the first opium war between the British and Qing empires of 1839-1842

Taiping Rebellion

Dec 17, 1850

It's a large scale revolt Lead by Hong Xiuqan. Between 1850-1879.
The Qing dyansty won in the rebellion.

Sphere of influence

Dec 17, 1864

An area in which a forien power has better treatment.

Boxer Rebellion

Jan 17, 1900

Anti forien Chinese people rebeled and killed Chinese Christians and foreiners. China was forced to alow forien troops into China. They also had to allow forien warships in Chinese watters

Xinhai Revolution

Oct 10, 1911

1911-1912
Began with the Wu Chang upriseing.
Ended with the removal Puyi
primary parties were the Qing dynasty and the Chinese Revolutionary Allaiance

Japanese invasion

Jul 7, 1931

A japanese army was training near Lugouqiao. A soldier went missing. The Japanese acused the Chinese army of obducting the solider. Orders for attack were issued before the soldier turned up.

Japanese claim Nanjing

Dec 7, 1931

On Dec. 13 the Japanese put a claim to the city of Nanjing also known as Nanking. During their time in Nnjing, crimes of rape, murder, theift and arson occured.

Long March

Oct 17, 1934

!934-1936
A massive militay retret by the red armys of the Chinese comunist party. Because they were evadeing the Kuomintang.

WWII

Dec 17, 1937

Mao Zedong

Dec 18, 1943

he was a military and political leader. He lead the comunist party of China to victory agenst the Kuomintang in the Chinese civial war. He was also the leader of the people's rebublic of china.

Great leap forward

Dec 17, 1958

1958-1961
Economic and social plan which aimed to use China's large population to turn mainland China from Agrcultural economy to a modern Comunist socity. It was a great economic failure.

Proletariat cultural revolution

May 16, 1966

The revolution was started by Mao Zedong. It was made in order to stop %u201Cliberal bourgeoisie%u201D. It aslo continued the class struggle through influencing the minds of the youth. Ofically it ended in 1969 but the effects and workings are still evedent today.

four moderizations Deng Xiaoping

Dec 18, 1978

The goals set by Den Xiaoping's reforms. They were in the feilds of agroculture, industry, technology, and defense.

Hong Kong's return China

Jul 1, 1997

When China recived Hong Kong back from the United Kingdom. This ended British rule in China.