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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war in China. The war lasted fourteen years in the southern part of China. Hong Ziuquan tried to overthrow the Manchu dynasty. The Rebellion was unsuccessful to overthrown
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Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising was a Chinese rebellion-like protest that sparked the Xinhai Revolution and ultimatly brought a halt to the Qing Dynasty. This also led to China becoming the Republic of China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchang_Uprising
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Founding Date of the Republic of China
The Republic of China was found in 1912 and it lasted until 1949. This Republic was an East Asian providence and it was apart of territories that occupied china and Taiwan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%9349)
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition goes down in Chinese history as a military campaign. The Kuomintang party dethroned the Beijing Government and incorporated a new one in Nanjing. The Chinese Army allied with Communist.
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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese war started when China began to resist the influence of Japanese expansion in its territory. This resistance began in 1931 and lasted for 14 years. This also was an effort to overthrow the Nationalist Government in China
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Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident are also known as the Manchurian Incident was an incident staged by the Japanese Government. This was and this was an intrusion of the Northeastern part of China, which is also called Manchuria.
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Long March
The Long March wasn't a long and exhausting march it was a series of stops and places to try to stop the invasion of the Kuomintang army or the Chinese Nationalist Party. This march was taken by the Red army of the Communist party in China
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Nanking Massacre
The Nanking Massacre or also known as The Rape of Nanking was a war crime. This act of was commited by the Japanese military in Nanjing under the Republic of China.
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The Building of the Three Gorges Dam
The Building of the Three Gorges Dam in the People's Republic of China started in December 14th, 1944. This was a 180 billion dollar project. The purpose of it was to manage flood control and to harness power from the water to help the cities surrounding it.
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People's Republic of China admitted to UN
The People's Republic of China admitted to the United Nations in 1945. All of this committment was under the rule of Mao Zadong. The United Nations is an organization comprised of the major countries around the globe to talk about political problems they are having with other countries.
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Chinese Capitalist move capital to Taiwan
The Chinese Capitalist of the People's Republic of China moved the capital of China to Taiwan im May of 1949. This was after World War two. Under the leadership of Mao Zadong the Capitalist of China temporarily moved the capital of China.
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Founding of the People's Rpublic of China
The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st, 1949. Mao Zedong proclaimed the name at the Tiananmen Sqaure. There are still thousands of Dynasty's that remain in The People's Republic of China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
The Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet was a legal contract that was accepted by both governments. The People's Republic of China and the Tibetan government. This was under the rule of Mao Zadong.
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Great Leap Foward
The Great Leap Foward was a campaign that would change the face of China and more importantly the government of China, from an agraian economy to a communist society. This was under the leader of Mao Zedong.
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Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong had one major goal. That goal was to remove Capitalism in the People's Republic of China and establish a Communist Governmnt.
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May 16 Notification
The May 16th Notification was a part of Mao Zedong five year plan. The five year plan was incorporated in order for China to be a great industrial country as a whole and to improve the economy.
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Nixon visits China
President Nixon went to the The People's Republic of China and met with the leader of their Communist government Mao Zadong. This trip was to get a better relationship with the People's Republic of China.
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Gang of Four Arested
The Gang of Four was a group of people that were comprised of Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, and Wang Hongwen. They commited a number of treasonous acts against The People's Republic of China under the leader Mao Zadong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
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One Child Policy Instituted
The One Child Policy was introduced to the People's Republic of China in 1979 in order to cut down on environmental problems and the population totals. This saved the country money and people who did not follow that policy were fined heavenly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
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Tiananmen Square Protest
The Tainanmen Square Protest was lasted two months in the People's Republic of China. This protest was by the students and they wanted better education, dormitories, etc. The protest was eventually put down by the Chinese Military by the cruelity of martial law
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Hong Kong Returns to China
Hong Kong was owned by Britain for a long time. The beginning of the Opium wars helped Britian claim Hong Kong. Through Britian owned it they still had economic ties with China. Britain eventually gave it up and it returned to the People's Republic of China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
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Macau returned to China
Macau was returned to the People's Republic of China on December 20th, 1999 from the Portuguese Republic. During the First Opium Wars the Portuguese took over while the Ming dynasty were the inhabitants of the territory.
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Hainan Island Incident
The Hainan Island incident was an airplane collision between the United States and The People's Republic of China. This led to our soldriers being detained by Mao Zadong but later released back to the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
