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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion started in December of 1850 and ended in August of 1864. It was a massive war in southern China. It was also a millenarian movement led by Hong Xiuquan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion -
Wuchang Uprising
It was the Chinese uprising that served as the catalyst to the Xinhai Revolution, ending the Qing Dynasty, and two millennia of imperial rule ,and ushering in the Republic of China (ROC). It began with the dissatisfaction of the handling of a railway crisis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchang_Uprising -
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Founding Date of the Republic of China
The Republic was founded in the hope to establish a modern state able to shake off the image of a decadent and antediluvian form of government and to enter the sphere of the international community, but from the beginning the
Republic was beset with internal struggles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#Republic_of_China_.281912.E2.80.931949.29 -
Chinese Nationalists Move Capital to Taiwan
The Chinese moved the Kuomintang to Taiwan. It is a Chinese political party that ruled China 1927–48 and then moved to Taiwan. It was also wreferred to as the Chinese Nationalists. The Party was initially founded on August 25, 1912, by Sun Yat-sen but dissolved in November 1913. It reformed on October 10th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan#Chinese_Nationalist_one-party_rule 1919, again led by Sun Yat-sen. -
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Northern Expedition
It was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang from 1926 to 1928. Its main objective was to unify China under its own control, by ending the rule of Beiyang government as well as the local warlords. It led to the end of the Warlord Era, the reunification of China in 1928, and the establishment of the
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Mukden Incident
This was a staged event engineered by a Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion of the northeastern part of China. It started when on September 18, 1931, Lt. Kawamoto Suemori told some people threw dynamites toward a railroad. Even though it wasn't any real damage, this still caused the Chinese to start an invasion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident -
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Long March
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. It wasn't just one single long march, but multiple marches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
It was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan.China fought Japan, with some economic help from Germany (see Sino-German cooperation), the Soviet Union and the United States. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the war grew into a bigger conflict of World War II as a major front
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Nanking Massacre
This was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking (current official spelling: Nanjing) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre -
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People's Republic of China admitted to UN
This is in recognition of its long-standing fight against aggression and was accorded the honor of being the first to sign UN Charter.President Franklin Roosevelt had acknowledged China's war effort in World War II and stated his desire to allow China to play its proper role in maintaining
peace and prosperity in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan
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Founding of People's Republic of China
It was the mainland China since October 1, 1949 after a near complete victory by the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) from atop Tiananmen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#People.27s_Republic_of_China_.281949.E2.80.93present.29 -
Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
This is the document by which the delegates of the 14th Dalai Lama. It reached an agreement in 1951 with the government of the newly established People's Republic of China on affirming Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. Chinese sources regarded the document as a legal contract that was mutually welcomed by both governments and by the Tibetan
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Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign by the (CPC) from 1958 to 1961. The campaign was led by Mao Zedong and aimed transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society through rapid
industrialization and collectivization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward
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Cultural Revolution
This was a social-political movement that happened in the People's Republic of China between the years of1966 and 1976. It was to enforce communism in the country by removing many things such as, capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society, and to impose parties
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Gang of Four Arrested
The Gang of Four was a political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They became famous during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and were charged with many crimes. The members were of Jiang Qing, Zhang
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May 16th Notification
The Politburo issued six Central Documents regarding the absence of Peng, Luo, Lu and Yang in and declared that the "Great Cultural Revolution" had been released. One document prepared with Mao's personal supervision. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution#The_May_16_Notification -
Nixon Visits China
This visit allowed the American public to view images of China for the first time in over two decades. Throughout the week the President and his most senior advisers engaged in substantive discussions with the PRC, and a meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong. First Lady Pat Nixon toured schools, factories and hospitals in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and
Hangzhou with the large American press corps in tow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Nixon_visit_to_China -
One-Child Policy Instituted
The policy was brought out at the provincial level through fines that are imposed based on the income of the family and other factors.It exist at every level of government to raise awareness and carry out registration and inspection work.The policy was introduced in 1979 to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems in China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-selective_abortion#One-child_policy -
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Tiananmen Square Protests
The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led popular demonstrations in Beijing which took place in the spring of 1989 and received broad support from city residents, exposing deep splits within China's political leadership. The protests were forcibly suppressed by the military ordered by the
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Building of the Three Gorges Dam
It is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity. The dam was finally done being built on July 4, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Rudai#Three_Gorges_Dam -
Hong-Kong Returned to China
It took place on 1 July 1997, and marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong.They threw a ceremony called 'the handover ceremony'. It was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on the night of 30 June 1997. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Hong_Kong -
Macau Returned to China
This was the transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 20 December 1999. Macau was settled and governed by Portuguese merchants in 1535, during the Ming Dynasty. Portugal's involvement in the region was formally recognized by the Qing in 1749. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau -
Hainan Island Incident
This occasion happened when a mid-air collision between a United States Navy aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy fighter jet resulted in an international dispute between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
