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First Opium war
Great Britain fights with China over the drug Opium. -
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China History
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Chang Kai-Shek becomes leader of the Kuomintang party
Sun yat sen died, because of this he took his place. -
Long March
Communists attempt to overthrow nationalist party. -
Communists came to power
Mao Zedong is the communist's leader. The kuomintang party moved to Taiwan. -
Great Leap Forward
Mao zedong's program to increase industy and argiculture; people lived in communes and worked in factories or in the fields.
the great leap forward caused starvation and was a failure. -
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong tried to rid China of its History. -
Richard M. Nixon first U.S president to visit China
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Deng Xiaoping becomes new leader
Mao Zedong dies, Deng takes his place. -
One child policy
this law limits a family only to have one child due to china's massive population. -
Tiananmen Square
Students gathered to protest, and army tanks and soldiers came in and shot at random civilians.
