Chinese History Timeline

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    Taiping Rebellion

    Taiping Rebellion was a Chinese civil war in the south. Hong Xiuquan proclaimed he had dreams that found out he was the brother of Jesus. Millions of people and civilians died in this war Source-Wikipedia
  • Wuchang Uprising

    Wuchang Uprising
    The Wuchang Dynasty was one of the few reasons the Qing Dynasty was overthrown. Causing the name to be changed to the Republic of China. The people of China began protesting against the Qing Dynasty government. Source-Wikipedia
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    Establishment of the Republic of China

    The Republic of China started with the takeover of Taiwan and China. It took over the Qing Dynasty. The first president was Sun Yat Sen. It was taken over by the communist party. Source-Wikipedia
  • Founding date of the Republic of China

    Founding date of the Republic of China
    After the post Chinese war, China became the republic of China. The communist army was led by vicious leader Mao Zedong. He led the army to a victory in the war and also led China to a new era.
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    The Northern Expedition

    The Northern Expedition was a military strategy made up by Kuomintang. He wanted to reign over China. He planned to end the rule of the Beiyang government, which was successful.
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    Mukden Incident

    The Mukden Incident was a planned event by the Japanese LT. It settled of a small explosion so the Japanese army could have a reason to invade Manchuria. they blamed the Chinese for the explosion. The consequence were that japan was banned from league of nations.
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    Long March

    The Long March was ambush of the Red Army going to invade Chinese Nationalist Party Army. The Red Army was led by Mao Zedong. The Long March was a military retreat.
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    Second Sino-Japanese War

    The Second Sino- Japanese War was the second war fought by China against Japan. China had help from Germany. This war was brought up from WW2. This was also came from Japanese imperialism.
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    Nanking Massacre

    The Nanking Massacre were a series of murders and rapes. The Japanese went into Nanking to capture it and took the civilians of Nanking and killed them. This happened within 6 weeks. Source-Wikipedia
  • People Republic of China moved to the UN

    People Republic of China moved to the UN
    After the war, Mao Zedong established the Peoples republic of China in the government. this benefited China because the UN would be there for China during harsh times. Source-Wikipedia
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  • Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan

    For a period of time, the capital of China was Taiwan. This idea was set up by the Chinese nationalists. After the Chinese civil war. The nationalists took control of the government and moved the capital of China to Taiwan. Source-Wikipedia
  • Seventeen Point agreement with Tibet

    The seventeen point agreement was a document pact with China and the state Tibet. It was establishing Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The document was mutually welcomed by both governments. Source-Wikipedia
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    Great Leap Forward

    The Great Leap Forward was a plan to make agriculture and industry important in ChinaFor this plan to work, agriculture would need industry and vice versa. It was supposed to be five year plan. Source-Wikipedia
  • May 16 Notification

    The May 16th notification was a sign that said the Cultural Revolution in China had begun. It was originally made for important officials but within a year it was well known. Source-Wikipedia
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    Cultural Revolution

    Mao Zedong led a political movement known as the cultural revolution. the cause was because Mao Zedong wanted to promote communism. This movement had positive and negative effects. It ended in 1976. Source-Wikipedia
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    Nixon Visits China

    Nixon visited China in 1976. This was very important. This was first important to this could make or break relations with China. Pres. Nixon discussed important matters with the leader of China. Helped Cold War disputes. Source-Wikipedia
  • One Child Policy Instituted

    The One Child Policy was basically a law put in place saying that to help keep the population rate in China down. The policy stated that Chinese families could only have one child. The policy was still unsuccessful after the population continued to grow.
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    Tianamen Square Protest

    The Tianamen Square Protest were a series of events that happen when China's ruler pass away. The students of China didn't want a communist form of government , instead they wanted government. Source-Wikipedia
  • Building of the Three Gorges Dam

    Building of the Three Gorges Dam
    The Three Gorges Dam was constructed in 1994. It is placed in China. It was the worlds largest power station. The idea of having the Three Gorges Dam started a long time ago with Sun Yat Sen. Source-Wikipedia
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  • Hong Kong Returned to China

    Hong Kong Returned to China
    Hong Kong returns to china signals the end of British rule. Of course the United Kingdom was ruling over some parts of china, especially Hong Kong before this date. Treaties were involved. Source-Wikipedia
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  • Macau Returned to China

    Macau Returned to China
    Macau was ran by Portuguese but was traded to the Republic if China on December 20. Macau was ran by Portuguese merchants in 1535. Macau started in Qin Dynasty. Source-Wikipedia
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  • Hainan Island incident

    Hainan Island incident
    The Hainan Island incident was caused when two planes from America. And China collided with each other. This caused a tension between the US and China. This incident happened over the island of Hainan. Source-Wikipedia
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  • Founding of Peoples Republic of China

    The founding of people Republic of China goes back to the war that was fought by the communist party. The communist party. The communists army was led by Mao Zedong. He became leader after winning the war.
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