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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a huge civil war in southern China, led by Hong Xiuquan, where at least twenty million civilians died for their beliefs on women's rights and christianity. Text: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/580815/Taiping-Rebellion -
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising served as the spark that lit the fires of the Xinhai Revolution. It was the revolution that ended the Qing Dynasty yet only about five thousand people were killed. Text:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/962879289X -
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a military campaign that ran to unify China by ceasing the rule of local warlords as well as the Beiyang government. In the end it led to reunification of China as well as the establishment of the Nanjing government. Text: http://www.war-memorial.net/Northern-Expedition-3.56 -
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Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian incident, was a staged event meant to give a good reason for Japan to invade Manchukuo. A Japanese engineer attempted to blow up a railway but it failed, so the Japanese blamed it on the Chinese and simply invaded. Text: http://asianhistory.about.com/od/warsinasia/fl/The-Mukden-Incident.htm -
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Long March
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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second SIno-Japanese War was a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The Empire of Japan had been trying to dominate China militarily and politically for decades but this one did not succeed. Text:http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199743292/obo-9780199743292-0141.xml -
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Nanking Massacre
The Nanking Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking was a six week period of mass murder and rape comitted by Japanese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War. No one knows for sure exactly how many people died but the number supposedly lies somewhere between 40,000 and 300,000 people. Text: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ip/journal/v42/n4/full/8800111a.html -
Founding Date of the Republic of China
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Founding of the People's Republic of China
On October 1st, 1949 the People's Republic of China began with the beginning of the "Mao era." Mao focused on social and cultural programs for the people of China such as collectivization. Text: http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0742540545
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
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The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was a social campaign led by Mao Zedong that aimed to change the country into a communist society through collectivization and industrialization. The Great Leap Forward also led to a huge famine. Text: http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/mao-and-great-leap-forward -
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Cultural Revolution
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May 16 Notification
The May 16th Notification was part of six central documents, as well as a summary for Mao's reasoning behind the Cultural revolution. He felt that people were prtending to like his ways of governing but he wanted to truly find out who liked it and who didn't. Text: http://chineseposters.net/themes/great-leap-forward.php
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People's Republic of China admitted to UN
The People's Republic of China was admitted to the UN on October 25th, 1971. Since countries had been joining the UN all thropughout the 60's, as well as president Nixon's desire to have freindly relations with China, he admitted them in. Text: http://modernhistorian.blogspot.com/2009/10/on-this-day-in-history-peoples-republic.html -
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Nixon visits China
Nixon's visit to China was a significant step toward normalizing relations between the U.S. and China by giving Americans the true view of how friendly China could be as well as giving the Chinese a good look at Americans. Text: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/sfeature/nixon.html -
Gang of Four Arrested
The Gang of Four led by Mao Zedong's fourth wife, Jiang Qing, were political radicals who wanted to overthrow Mao's rule. After Mao Zedong's death in September of 1976, the four were arrested.
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One Child Policy Instituted
The One Child policy was a means of popolation control in China; depending on where a certain family was, the fine for having more than one child could've been equal or several times higher than that family's annual income.
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Tiananmen Square Protests
The Tiananmen Square protests were student led protests who's goals consisted of social equality, democracy, freedom of speech/press but protesters evacuated since the government was killing them by the thousands.
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Hong Kong Returned to China
When China lost the Opium Wars against Britain, they lost Hong Kong when they signed the treay of Nanjing. On July 1st, 1997, Britain offically gave back Hong Kong to China becuase the Nanjing treaty had expired.
Text: http://asianhistory.about.com/od/asianhistoryfaqs/f/HongKongFAQ.htm
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Macau Returned to China
Macau was first settled by the Portuguese in 1535 during the Ming Dynasty. Conferences were held between June 1986 and March 1987 resulting in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration and on December 20th, 1999, Macau was rightfully returned to China.
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Hainan Island Incident
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Building of the Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtse River and as well as producing electricity, the dam allows for increased shipping capacity along the Yangtse in addition to reducing the potential for floods. Text:http://www.ctgpc.com.cn/sx/news.php?mNewsId=32819
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Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
The Chinese Naitonalists moved their capital to Taiwan becuase Mao Zedong's Communist forced pushed them off of the mainland of China. The migration of the Chinese capital to Taiwan signaled the beginning of the "two Chinas " scenario. Text: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan
