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Mao Zedong led China into a Communist revolution, which coincided with the deaths of over 75 million Chinese citizens who succumbed to starvation brought on by extreme poverty.
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Deng Jiaoping's slogan, "hide your strength and bide your time", is exemplified by his policy; he shuttled the country into a massive economic boom which it continues to ride
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Due to Xiaoping's more open policy regarding other non-China nations, the Chinese youth were exposed to a greater volume of foreign ideas and politics
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College students begin to display dissent towards traditional Chinese politics, sparked by the introduction to Western ideals
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Hu Yaobang, a liberal politician who the Chinese government accused of allowing rebellious ideas to proliferate and spread, is forced to resign
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Students protest the forced resignation of Yaobang, accusing the government of censorship
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Yaoban dies suddenly of a heart attack
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The death of Yaobang inspires a renewed vigor in the protesters; shrines are created to the dead politician and he is labeled a martyr
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Xiaoping issues a series of stern warnings to protesters, threatening violence if they continue their campaign
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Students gather in Tiananmen Square and other major cities across the country to stage vigils for Hu Yaobang
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Chinese soldiers storm Tiananmen Square and the sites of other protests across the nation, firing indiscriminately into the crowds of protesters
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Protesters throw rocks at the soldiers, wounding and stunning them as they continue their merciless crusade
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The U.S. is shocked by the attack and sanctions China
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who was on a visit to China at the time of the massacre, denounces the actions of the government
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To this day, certain keywords are blocked from Chinese search engines, and Tiananmen Square is brought up rarely, if ever, by politicians
