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Qing Dynasty
The last imperial dynasty of China -
White Lotus Rebellion
The beginning of the rebellions that led to the fall of the Qing dynasty. The White Lotus Rebellions happened because the people of China were unhappy woth the ruling dynasty -
Wu Chang Uprising
the beginning of revolution -
The beginning of the Republic under Sun Yixian
the founder of the Republic and founder of KMT -
The Warlord Era
warlords fought for power -
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The Warlord era
The Warlord Era, warlords fought for power. -
Jiang Jeishi takes control of the KMT
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The Long March
The communists escape the Nationalists -
The long march
The Long March saved Mao Zedong and the Communist Party from the Chinese military.
Mao took his Communists through China away from attacks to stop them almost 6000 miles. -
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World war 2
World War 2. The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese. -
World War 2
The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese -
The communists take power and the Nationalists escape to Taiwan
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The first 5 years plan
After world war 2 the world was becoming more industrial, China had a Five Year Plan to increase industry and develop agricultural production. (1953-57) -
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The first 5 years plan
The First Five-Year Plan was the beginning of China's rapid industrialization, and it is still regarded as having been enormously successful. A strong central governmental apparatus proved able to channel scarce resources into the rapid development of heavy industry. -
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
Between 300,000 and 550,000 individuals, mostly intellectuals and academics, were identified as Rightists.
They were forced into labour camps for re-education or executions -
The great leap forward
The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernise China’s economy. One that, by 1988, would rival America.
Forced farmers to work in communes instead of for themselves -
The Cultural Revolution
After the Great Leap Forward, Mao was unpopular - he lost control of the party. The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government. This was a time of very little freedom in China. -
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The Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement that took place in China from 1966 until 1976. -
Chairman Mao Zedong dies
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 09, 1976, at the age of 82, in Beijing, China.