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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government. A Chinese secret society known as the Boxers embarked on a violent campaign to drive all foreigners from china. Several countries sent troops to halt the attacks. -
Fall of the Qing Dynasty
In the early 1800s, the Qing dynasty was starting to struggle. Population growth meant there wasn’t enough farmland or jobs to support everyone. Poverty led many to rebel against the Qing. Foreign powers were also starting to involve themselves in trade with China, which led to wars and treaties that harmed the Qing. -
May fourth movement
In its broader sense, the may fourth movement led to the establishment of radical intellectuals who went on to mobilized peasants and workers into the commmunist party and gain the organizational strength that would solidify the success of the communist revolution. -
Second Sino-Japanese War
The second Sino-Japanese war (1937-45) had a significant impact on the course of the Chinese Revolution. Known in China as the “war of Chinese people’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression”, it was a catastrophic conflict for the Chinese people, causing up to 20 million casualties. -
People’s Republic of China established
Following the Chinese Civil war and victory of Mao Zedong’s Communist forces over the Kuomintang forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-sheik, who fled to Taiwan, mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 1 October 1949. -
Establishment of the Republic of China
A republic was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai revolution, which itself began with the Wuchang uprising on 10 October 1911, successfully overthrowing the Qing dynasty and ending over two thousand years of imperial rule in china. -
Great Leap Forward
Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstruct the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society through the formation of people’s communes. Mao decreed that efforts to multiply grain yields and bring industry to the countryside should be increased. -
1960’s Cultural Revolution
Launched by Mao, the Chairman of the Chinese Communist party and founder of the People’s republic of China, its slated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalism and traditional elements from Chinese society. -
1970’s Economic Reform
The 1970s saw some of the highest rates of inflation in the United States in recent history, with interest rates rising in turn to nearly 20%. Central bank policy, the abandonment of the gold window, Keynesian economic policy, and market psychology all contributed to this decade of high inflation. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life. You just studied 4 terms!