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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in the weakening of the Qing Dynasty, was one of the deadliest wars in history. About 20 million people died, and it was started by Hong Xiuquan who claimed he had visions that told him he was the brother of Jesus.
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Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising ended the Qing Dynasty. It started with a railroad crsis and then it turned into an uprising against Qing officials. The Battle of Yangxia was the major battle of the uprising.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchang_Uprising
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was led by the Kuomintang, which was a political party in China. They wanted to control China by ending the Beiyang government. It did unify China and create the Nanking government.
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Mukden Incident
The Imperial Japanese army accused China of setting off an explosion by one of Japan's railways when it was really Lt. Kawamoto Suemori. Because of that, Japan invaded Manchuria.
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Long March
The Long March began Mao Zedong's rule. There were more than one of these marches. Communists escaped and circled around the West and the North to get to Shaanxi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March
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Second Sino-Japanese War
This was a war between China and Japan. China had some help from Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The war was basically the Pacific War from World War II. It started after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
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Nanking Massacre
Another name for the Nanking Massacre is the Rape of Nanking because Japanese troops murdered and raped citizens of Nanking. About 300,000 Chinese people died. Before the Japanese attacked Nanking, they captured Shanghai.
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Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was a campaigne led by Mao Zedong to transform China into a communist country. It ended with millions of deaths. The movement of farmers to industrial work caused famine and many deaths.
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Founding of People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong announced the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. From 1957 to 1966, China started socialist construction, and even though a lot of bad happened during that time, China achieved a lot.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/38073.htm
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Chinese Nationalists Move Capital to Taiwan
Chinese Nationalists moved to Taiwan to escape Mao's communism. This divided China into "2 countries." It stayed like that for 30 years after Chiang Kai-shek left.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
The representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama made an agreement that made China the ruler over Tibet. Certain things changed, for example, the troops of Tibet became troops of the People's Republic of China.
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The Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution's main goal was to enforce communism and get rid of capitalist traditional and cultural elements from China. It made Mao Zedong a very powerful figure in China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution
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The May 16 Notification
The Politburo of the Communist Party condemed Mao's imperialism. He secretely escaped China and went to communist Albania. After that, China followed the capitalistic ideals of Pheng and Zhou.
http://thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-16-1966-may-16-notification-ousts.html
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People's Republic of China Admitted to UN
The United Nations voted to admit China into the U.N., but leave Taiwan out in 1971. Today Taiwan is still rejected. They have tried to apply by changing their name, but they get denied each time.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/oct-25-1971-peoples-republic-of-china-in-taiwan-out-at-un/
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Nixon Visits China
Nixon visiting China connectd the United States and China. It was the first time a US president ever went to China. It brought the countries together because previously they had been enemies.
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One Child Policy Instituted
The policy was created after Mao encouraged Chinese citizens to have more children, but there was not enough food to support his plans. The policy was that Chinese families could not have more than one child, and if they did, they would be fined higher than what they could afford.
http://www.allgirlsallowed.org/one-child-policy
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Gang of Four Arrested
The Gang of Four were Chinese Communist Officials. The members were, Mao Zedong's ex wife Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. When they got put on trial in 1981, that ended the Cultural Revolution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
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Tiananmen Square Protests
Students began to protest against the government in Tiananmen square, and as June approached, the number of people in the square grew bigger and bigger. Mao Zedong eventually declared martial law and the protests turned into a brutal massacre.
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Building of the Three Gorges Dam
The building of the dam started in 1994, but it opened in 2008. It was made so more things could be shipped on the Yangtzee River, but it has caused a million people to evacuate and it could cuase a landslide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam
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Hong Kong Returned to China
The UK handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997. Chris Patten was the governor at the time of the "handover." Over 1 million people immigrated after Hong Kong was not in British control anymore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong
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Macau Returned to China
China recieved Macau from the Portuguese Republic in 1999. It was settled by Portugal in 1535 during the Ming Dynasty.Portuguese is still the official language there, and they still drive on the left side of the road, unlike mainland China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau#Before_and_after_handover
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Hainan Island Incident
The Hainan Island Incident was when a United States intelligence aircraft and a Chinese figher jet crashed in mid-air. This caused an altercation between the countries. The Chinese pilot went missing, so he was assumed dead. The 24 people on the U.S. plane were captured, but later released.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
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