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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was started by Hong Xiuquan in the south of Chian. He believed that he had been chosen to conqure and rule China by destroying the Manchu rulers and establishing the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Harmony.He bulit an army that took over half of CHina and killed over 20 million people. -
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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was started by Hong Xiuquan in the south of Chian. He believed that he had been chosen to conqure and rule China by destroying the Manchu rulers and establishing the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Harmony.He bulit an army that took over half of CHina and killed over 20 million people. -
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China. It started when an ammunition station in the city accidentally exploded and people saw it as an oppertunity to take down the Qing. They captured leaders and troops. The goal was to overthrow the Manchus. -
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Republic of CHina
The Republic of China was formed when thw Qing Dybasty fell. It had ended long rein of imperal rule. Many people started to declare their independence from the Quing. -
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The Northern Expedition
The Expidition began when the Southern-based army began to march north to reunite china. The army had taken Wuhan, Nanjing, and Shanghai and by 1927 there were over 250,000. They started a purge of all communists and left-winged government officials.The expidition unified China and stregnthened centeral government. -
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Mukden Incident
Thwe Mukeden incodent was when the japanese invaded the northeastern part of China called Manchuria. When a rail road track was bombed, the Japanese blamed China and the Imperial army started the invation. -
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The Long March
The long march was started when the chinese communists had to flee the attack that had been ordered by kai-sheik. The gandingdang had been after the red army. 87,000 people were on the march -
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The Second Sino Japanese War
The war started when China began to resist the Japanese influence. Over 20million people were lost and there were many political issues. It startednear the Marco Polo Bridge in Bejing when Japanese soilders shot at the Chinese. The Japanies took over the north east coast by 1940. In 1945 Russian troops stopped the invasion causing the Japanese to surrender to china -
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Nanking Massacre
IThe massacre happened when the ImperialJapanese Army murdered many people in the Chinese city of Nanjing.It lasted over six weeks. The city was left in ruins. Many women were sexually asulted and families were killed -
Founding to the People's Republic of China
The peope's Republic of China was established when communism and nationalsim combined, Beging was named ans the capitol of CHina, and the establishment of the four social classes amongst the people. -
Cinese capitolists move capitol to tiwan
The capitol was moved to Tiwan because the government wanted to eatablish two chinas.IT ended the long struggle between nationalists and communists. They established a separarte govenment on Taiwan. -
The 17 point agreement with Tibet
The agreement stated that Tbet and china were equal and become a family , composed of all its nationalities. They would aid one anothe in war . The can all still practice all languages, customs, and beliefs. -
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The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was a social and ecinomic campaign to change China to a modern society. They wanted to change China so it could compete with other industrialised nations. {People started working on major farms and in factories and private farming was no longer allowed. -
The May 16 Notification
The May 16 Notification was an anouncement condeming imperalism. This limmeted free marketing and opened trade and caused the economy to flourish. Moi fled China. -
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Nixo Visits China
Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China since it was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War. -
Gang of four arrested
The Gang of Four was led by Chairman Mao's widow , Jian Qing. They were active proponets of the Cultural Revolution. The Red Guards attacked many people imprisong and and exicutiong others. -
One child policy
The One child policy was established to prevent Chinas population from getting too big.This limmits couples to only one child and if they are expecting another then the child must be aborted. However, citizens living in rule areas do not have to abide ny the law. -
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Tianamen Square
The protest at Tianamen square was when troops open fire on citizenbs in tianamen square durring a protest.The protests started when thousands of students marched through the square because they wanted a more democratic government and soon citizens started to join.they started a hunger strike and a rallay. Soon the troops started a masacure because the people would not leave . The ralley ended when when Zhao Ziyang pleaded for it to end. -
Three Gores Dam
Three gores dam is a dam that spans the Yangtze River . It is the worlds largest power station. The dam also increases the shipping capacity and reduces floods. However, the dam flooded many archeolical and cultural sites and can cause risks of landslides. -
Hong Kong returned to china
Hong Knong was retured to China after the British took over it. China and Britan signed a treaty sayiny that China could have the isalnd as long as the capitolist system remained. The ceremony was held and attended by and british and chinese representatives. -
Macau returned to China
Mancau was returned to china after 442 years of being ruled by the Portugees. IT consits of 420,000 people . Many feared the new rule of china. Unlike Hong knog they did not tear down buildings and mae room for the new establishments that China would build. -
Hainan Island incident
The Hainan Incodent is the opening event in a series of clashes that have marked increased tensions between the U.S. and the PRC in the South China Sea. It started when a u.s arcraft was shot down by the island causing conflict,
