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opium war
conflict between china and britain over the importation of drugs into china. This was important because at the end of the war britian got hong kong. -
taiping rebellion
14 year long peasant revolt against the weakening Qing Dynasty. This is important because it led to the great leap foward and the cultural revalution -
Boxer Rebellion
A rebellion during Qing dynasty aimed at kicking foreigners out of China. This is important because it stressed how much the people wanted the gonvernment to change. -
Hong Kong
island given to Britain following the Opium War. It was returned to China in 1997 -
Tiananmen Square
site of 1989 student protests which were violently put down by the gonvernment
