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Taiping Rebellion
Taiping REbellion The Taiping Rebellion was a massive cicil war in Southern China. It Lasted from December 1850 to 1864 in August.
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Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising took place Wuchang,Hubei, China. It beagn over the dissatisfaction of the way a railroad crisis was handled. The Uprising strted the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the ending of the Quing Dynasty.
text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchang_Uprising
picture: http://history.cultural-china.com/en/34History6727.html
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was military campaign. The reason for this expedition was to end the the rule of Beiyang government and unify China under its own control. The campaign lasted from 1926-1928
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Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident was also known as the : Manachurian Incident" The Mukden Incident led to the Japanese conquest of Manachuria. This incident lasted from September 18,1931- February 18,1932
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Long March
The Long March was a military retreat which was held from October 1934 to October 1935. The armies of the Communist Party of China evaded the Chinese Nationalist Party armies.
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Second Sino-Japanese War
This was a military conflict between the Japan Empire and the Republic of China. It was in retaliation because China resisted the expansion of Japanese influence on its territory.This event occured from July 7,1937-September 9, 1945. China won the war and recovered all territories lost to Japan
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Nanking Massacre
The Naknking Massacre was also know as the "rape of nanking" because thousands of people were murdered and raped. The massacre lasted from December 13, 1937- January 1938.
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Founding Date of the Republic of China
The Republic of China was founded by in hope that a modern state which had the ability to destroy the image of a decadent form of government, would be formed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China
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Founding of People's Republic of China
The Founding of People's Republic of China is often divided by historians into the "mao era" and the "post-mao-era" . The "mao" lasted from the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1949 to Deng Xioping's.
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Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
This event was held on DEcember 8, 1949. Observers hoped that Taiwan would make it simple for foreign governments to notice the communist People's Republic of China.
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
The seventeen point agreement was a document where the delagates of the 14th Dalai Lama reached an agreement with the government of the People's Republic of China on confirming the Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.
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Great Leap Forward
This was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Part of China. It was led by Mao Zedong. The reason for this even was to change the country into a ommunist society from an argranan economy
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Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution was a social and politiacal movement that took place in the People Republic of Aninq. This movement occured from 1966 to 1976. The reason for the movemnet and China's goal was to enforce communion in the country by removing traditional and cultural events from the society
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May 16 Notification
Mao Zedong and his comrades worked to turn post imperial China into a modern industrial titan. The first five-year plan was Mao's first action after China recovered from the Civil War.
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People's Republic of China admitted to UN
America's U.N Representatives voted to seat the PRC as a permanent member. In the end, The United States had more ties with China than Taiwan did.
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Nixon visits China
This event was very important because it not only ended 25 years of separation between China and the United States but it also marked the very fist time a United States president visited the PRC. Nixon arrived in China on February 21, 1972 and stayed until the 28th of February in 1972.
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Gang of Four arrested
These were four members of the Communist Party Officials which included Mao Zendon's last wife, Viang Quing, Zhang Chungiao, Yaowenyuah, and Wang Hongwen. They all came during the Cultural Revolution and were charged and arested for many crimes.
text: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/11/newsid_4712000/4712306.stm
picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
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One Child Policy
The One Child Policy was a population control policy started by the People's Republic of China. This policy was inroduced in 1979 to control economic and everionmemtal problems in China. Research says that 76% of the Chinese supports the policy
text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
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Tiananmen Square Protest
<ahref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989' >square</a>The Tianenmen Square was a huge riot led by students for 3 whole months.(April 15, 1989 to June 4,1989) The students protested about social equality and a freedom of press.However the Chinese government didnt like this and they werent going to tolerate it .On the other hand, the students were persistant and determined to get their point across and refused to stop. Because of this thousands of lives were taken and till this day the exact number of deaths has yet to be exposed. -
The Building of the Three Gorges Dam
The Building of the Three Gorges Dam is an hydroelectric dam located in Yiling district, Yichang,Hubei province, China. The Building of the Three Gorges is the world's largest power station.
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Hong Kong REturns to China
This event was also kmown as the "Handover" beacuse this is when Hong Kong made a sovereignty transfer from United Kingdom to China. Hong Kong made its transfer on July 1, 1997 which marked the end of the British rule in which the British had over Hong Kong.
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Macau returned to China
Macua returning to China was an sovereignty switch from Portuguese Republic to China. This took place on December 20, 1999. The official transfer started December 19, 1999 at the Cultural Center of Macau Garden and ended at dawn on December 20, 1999. A big celebration was held with dragon and lion dances.
text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau
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Hainan Island Incident
The Hainan Incident was an air collision acident between the U.S Navy and the People's Liberation Army . A collison between the EP-3 and one of the J-8s caused the death of a PRC pilot. There were 24 crew members that were detained by Chinese authorities until the U.S government delivered a statement regarding the incident.
text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
picture: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1317489.stm
