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China is trading with Great Britian for opium. Opium was illegal in Great Britian at the time because of how dangerous it was. A merchant wrote a letter to the queen and she wasn't happy.
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China and Japan fights for control of parts of China. During this war, China loses a lot of land.
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The boxer rebellion was the event that destroyed the final dynasty of China. The boxers tried to drive the forigeners out of China.
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U.S forced China to open up their trading ports for the west.
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The communist party was formed and lead by Mao Zedong who had the simple life of a peasant and didn't want classes.
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Mao Zedoung marches communist away from the Guomindang (Nationalists). The Guomindang had attacked the communist. They tried to surround the Communist.
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Communist chased the Nationalist to Taiwan. Then the Communist took over China.
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The Great Leap Forward was when Mao tried to change the farms to collectives. It failed and Mao was not able to be making decisions for the communist.
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The alliance was formed by the Soviets and the Republic of China. It was broken so China could fight the Soviet's ally, Vietnam.
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Mao Zedong used kids to be a police force known as the Red Guards. He also humiliated teachers and other educated people.
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Nixon visited China to improve the relationships with China.
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After Mao's death people started to relize that they had been brain-washed by Mao.
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China forces go to Tiananmen Square and kill pro-democracy protesters. The ideas of democracy were brought from the west.
