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Boxer Rebellion: Northern China drove out the foreigners and re-established their traditonal rule.
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The Qing Dynasty finally collapsed.
*It was the last Dynasty of China and it started in 1644. -
Yuan Shikai's death sends Northern China into the Civil War...
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Also in 1916, Sun Yasten returned to China to take control of Southern China's Government (KMT)
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Sun Yasten died and Chiang Kaishek took over the southern government (KMT)
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Japan invades Northern China!
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This war was also known as "The Rape of Nanjing" because the Japanese troops raped, tortured, and killed at least 200,000 Chinese Civilians.
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The Japansese surrendered in 1945.
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Tibet became apart of China's Peoples Republic.
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China helped North Korea in the Korean War.
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Mao launched "The Great Leap Forward."
*5-year economic plan. -
Chinese forces contained a large-scale revolt in Tibet.
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1966-1976
*Mao's political campaign that was aimed towards restarting cultural spirits. -
Richard Nixon, the president of the United States at the time, went to China. The US and China decided that they want to get along.
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Mao, or also known as Chairman Mao, died of sickness and old age.
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China and the United States established diplomatic relations with eachother.
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China started a one-child policy to slow down their population growth.
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1986-1990
*It opened China to foreign investment and they started trading with the US. -
China and Russia signed a declaration saying that they would become friendly.
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China tested missiles and held their military exercises in Taiwan because they were trying to "intimidate" them during their presidental elections.
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China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed to cooperate religious tensions in each others' countries.
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In 1999, it was the 50th anniversary of China's People's Republic.
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An American spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet.
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China joined the World Trade Organization.
