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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a civil war in Southern China that took the lives of about 20 million people, maily civilians. Hong Xiuquan led the movement, he claimed he was the younger brother of Jesus.
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Wuchang Uprising
The people where not happy with the way the railroad crisis was handled so they rose up against the Qing officials. This ended the Qing Dynasty and began the Republic of China.
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Founding of the Republic of China
Sun Yat-sen was president but soon gave the presidency to Yuan Shikai.
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Northern Expedition
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Mukden Incident
A Japanese leuitenant blew up some dynamite near a Japanese train track, it didnt harm the track, and the Japanese blamed the Chinese. This led to the invasion of Manchuria and the use of it as a puppet state for the Japanese.
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Long March
This was not just one long march but multiple. The most famous was the march from Jiangxi to Shaanxi.
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Second Sino-Japanese War
This was the largest Asian war in the 20th century. The war was caused by Japan's constant want to control China in all aspects.
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Nanking Massacre
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
After a war with the Tibetan army, the Chinese asked Tibet to send representatives so that they could reach an agreement. Tibet said they were forced to sign the document and were not allowed to suggest alterations.
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Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong led the campaign. Its purpose was to change China from an agricultural society to an industrial society. This led to the Great Chinese Famine.
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Cultural Revolution
This marked the return of Mao Zedong as a political power, The goal was to force communism in China. This stopped political growth and altered the economy.
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May 16 Notification
This was Mao Zedong's way of justifying the Cultural Revolution. He says that he believes that there are people in their party that were opposed to communism.
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People's Republic of China is admitted to the UN
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Nixon visits China
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Nixon Visits CHina
This gave Americans a view of China which had not been offered for over 20 years.
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Gang of Four Arrested
They were arrested after Mao's death and many celebrated because they said it would be the end of uncertainty in Chinese politics.
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One Child Policy Instituted
Mao Zedong wanted families to have more children but due to poor planning after the Great Leap Forward there was a famine. Officials made it law that families were only allowed one child and if they became pregnant again they would have to deal with hefty fines or be subject to forced abortions.
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Tiananmen Square Protests
Student led protests asking for democracy. Many Chinese people joined as the protests went on.
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Building of Three Gorges Dam
This hydroelectric dam spans the length of the Yangtze River. It was fully funtional by July 4, 2012.
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Return of Hong Kong to China
Great Britain returned Hong Kong lands back to the Chinese after a 99-year lease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong
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Return of Macau to China
The actual transfer was done at dawn of December 20th but the celebrations began December 19th. This was done after 422 year of Portuguese control of Macau.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau#The_transfer
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Hainan Island Incident
This was a plane crash about 70 miles from the island of Hainan when a PLAN fighter plane and a US aircraft had an in air crash that resulted in the death of a PRC pilot. 24 Americans were captured and interrogated until the US government made a statement that settled and disputes.
