Timeline: Qing dynasty

Period: Jun 27, 1794 to Jun 27, 1804

QIng dynasty

Jul 30, 1794

white lotus rebellion 1794-1804

the big group is against government is called White lotus rebellion
There were a number of sources of discontent in Qing China. Mainly, many people regarded the government as being weak and corrupt

Jul 30, 1800

population pressure 1800

population pressure was causing environmental damage and poverty. The land was overused and no longer fertile

Jul 30, 1900

boxer rebellion 1900

nationalism grew Chinese rebel attack the foreign nations. They lost and had to pay 300 million. The end of mandate of heaven

Jul 30, 1900

foreign power

as China weakened.The Brithish ,Americans took control of the trad and economicolly control Ching.Japan took control of the land

Jul 30, 1900

opium war 1900

when the Qing government realized the harm being done by the opium trade, they decided to ban the use and import of opium - this led to 2 wars with the British.

Jul 30, 1911

Fall of Qing 1911

population pressure
white lotus rebellion
opium war
foreign power
boxer rebellion

Jul 30, 1926

Jiang Jieshi 1926

Jiang Jiesh took control of the Nationalist party (KMT) and amashed the worlords-hisaim was ro unite china

Jul 30, 1926

Mao Zedong 1926

Mao Zedong was a member of the communist party from the farming communities.He belived that china's strength was with the peasants

Jul 30, 1927

civil war 1927

Jiang tured his nationalist troops against the communist their growing support was a threst to his power

Jul 30, 1934

The long march 1934

The nationalists attacked the communists who retreated Mao enforced strict discipline-his soldrers were told to freat the people nicely while the nationalists treated the people harnly

Jul 30, 1939

world war 2 1939-1945

They wre united in their battle agains Japan.the civil war was forgitten
After ww2 communism grew in eastern Europe and support for the chinese communists grew, more and more chinese joined the communist party
Nationalists escaped to taiwan to set up their own nationalist government
Communists and Mao had control of China

Jul 30, 1956

one hundred flower campaign 1956

500000 people sent to camp for re-education
some people were killed because the communists can't teach them

Jul 30, 1958

The great leap forward 1958

modernize the economiy
china to rival America
become self sufficient
communes - live and share
to change China from agriculture to industry
It didn't work,Mao's hung failure
18 million to 45 million people died
most starved to deam and some are kill by the government
mass migration out of china

Jul 30, 1966

1966-76 Cultural revolution

mao needed a new idear
he needed to get power again
he aimed at the young people
they forned the red guards Mao supporters
He destrayed history & hide his mistakes
older chiness nere sent to be re educationed