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Boxer rebellion
The boxer rebellion was a battle against foreigners which occurred in china in about 1900. This began by peasants but then was supported by the government. This was started by the peasants, because they were tired of the unfair treatment they received. -
Fall of Qing dynasty
Bad harvests, warfare, rebellions, overpopulation, economic disasters, and foreign imperialism contributed to the dynasty's collapse. The Qing Dynasty fell in 1911, overthrown by a revolution brewing since 1894 when western-educated revolutionary Sun Zhongshan formed the Revive China Society in Hawaii, then Hong Kong. -
Establishment of the republic of china
A republic was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution. This establishment of the republic of china was successful to over throw the Qing dynasty. And ending over two thousand years of imperial rule in China. -
May fourth movement
The may fourth movement was a Chinese anti imperialist, cultural, and political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on May 4, 1919. This protests/movement has changed china for the better. -
Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War, conflict that broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory which had begun in 1931. Due to Japanese refusing to expand, that was the main cause/conflict. That’s the main reason war broke out. -
People’s Republic of China established
On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. The announcement ended the costly full-scale civil war between the Chinese Communist Party. -
Great Leap Forward
The promulgation of the Great Leap Forward was the result of the failure of the Soviet model of industrialization in China. After intense debate, it was decided that agriculture and industry could be developed at the same time by changing people’s working habits and relying on labour rather than machine. -
1960’s Cultural Revolution
The rise of Cold War politics, civil rights movements, student protests, and the Vietnam war all profoundly affected American society and culture. Was the the cultural of the 1960’s. -
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%. -
Tiananmen Square Massacre
The establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in 1979, together with Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, inaugurated a decade of vibrant cultural exchange and expanding economic ties between the two countries.