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Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion was an erormous war in the South part of China. The soldiers opposed to the reigning of Qing Dynasty. At the very least, 20 million including cilviians died from this war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion -
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising was an enormous rebellion that was directly responsible for the Xinhai Revolution. It also was the reason for the ending if the Qing Dynasty in Southern China. wiki.china.org.cn/wiki/index.php/Wuchang_Uprising
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Founding date of the republic of china
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, china became a republic. The founding of the republic of china was a very important date in chinese history. It was established on January 1, 1912 by Sun Yat-Sen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_China#Founding_of_the_republic
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition's main purpose was to bring China together as a whole and be in control of them as well. They were guided by Kuomintang through the entire process. This led to an upcoming government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Expedition -
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Mukden Incedent
The Mukden Incident was an predetermined incident. Troops had planned to invade Northern China. Explosives went off and landed in South Japan. The Japanese then blamed China for the destruction that followed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident -
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Long March
The Long March consisted of several different marches throught the year of 1934 into 1935. The main purpose of the Long March was to get all of the communists out of the south and let them spread into the farther Northern and Western areas of China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a brutal battle between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The Republic of China had help from Germany to fight off the Japanese. They finally surrendered in 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War -
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Nanking Massacre
The Nanking Massacre was a brutal incident commited by Japanese Troops that did not like Nanjing. Great masses of men, women, and children were killed. Many women and young girls were raped. Another name for the Nanking Massacre was The Rape of Nanking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre -
Chinese nationalists move the capitol to taiwan
A group of important Chinese Nationalists decide to move thier Capital to Taiwan. The original capital of china was Xian. This ended the conflict between communists and Nationalists. ://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan -
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Great Leap Forward
The main purpose for the Great Leap Forward was to get the people of China to become communist and eventually have the entire country be named a communist country. This led to the Great China Famine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward -
17 point agreement with Tibet
The Seventeen Point Agreement is the document dealing with the government of the newly established People's Republic of China about affirming Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The signing of the Seventeen-Point agreement was argued as invalid by the Tibetan community, who believed that the People of Tibet were forced to sign under stress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Point_Agreement_for_the_Peaceful_Liberation_of_Tibet -
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Cultural revolution
This was a large social-political movement that was incited in the Republic of China. Mao Zedong was promoted widely on posters and propaganda of all sorts. The people of China were to follow his every order. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution -
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Nixon Visits
In the year of 1972 , President Nixon visited China. It was a very important step in joining relations between the United States and the Chinese. It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited China. This ended the 25 years of seperation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Nixon_visit_to_China -
One Child Policy Begins
The one child only policy was introduced in 1979 to reduce the growing social, economic, and environmental problems in China. The population was getting out of hand and poverty was predicted for the nation if nothing was done about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy -
Gang of 4 Arrested
Four people were arrested, Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. They were political communists charged for committing horrible crimes. The group became so powerful within the government that in little time the Gang of Four controlled education, theories in social sciences, teacher-student meetings and school discipline, while taking power from the Red Guards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
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Tianamen Square
Students gathered in the public square in Beijing to protest the conditions they were forced to live in. The chinese government decided that opening fire on them would be the best way to dissipate the peaceful protestors that had been camping in the square. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square -
Building of 3 Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydropower project. It is the most notorious dam. The project sets records for number of people displaced (more than 1.2 million), number of cities and towns flooded (13 cities, 140 towns, 1,350 villages), and length of reservoir (more than 600 kilometers). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_gorges_dam http://www.worldtourismplace.com-Dam-
