Tiananmen Square Causes and Effects Timeline

  • The Last Emperor and the Qing Dynasty

    The Last Emperor and the Qing Dynasty
    -Lasted from 1644 to 1911/12
    -Pu Yi sat at throne at the age of six
    -Last dynasty of China before Mao Zedong's communist leadership
    -Ruled for five years
  • Mao Zedong's rise to Communist Power

    Mao Zedong's rise to Communist Power
    -A military leader who led the Cultural Revolution
    -Gained power by supporting China's peasants
    -Started the Cultural Revolution by means of purging traditional Chinese remnants
  • The Red Guard

    The Red Guard
    -Founded by Mao Zedong
    -Served as Mao Zedong's Red Soldiers
    -Made to kill non commies or intellectuals
    -Killed around at least 1,000,000 citizens
    -Around 16,000,000 to 18,000,000 students joined the Red Guard
  • Mao Zedong's Death and the Effects

    Mao Zedong's Death and the Effects
    -Died of Parkinsons and was a heavy smoker
    -Also by ALS
    -One million Chinese citizens went to mourn for him
    -300,000 to 750,000 foreign dignitaries came to mourn also
    -His organs were preserved
  • Tiananmen Square

    Tiananmen Square
    -Student were mourning over the death of Zhou Enlai
    -1 million students came to mourn
    -China became suspicious and attacked the students with force
    -Students are angered and protest
    -China sends in military force and kills hundreds to thousands of people
    -One student was called Tank Man protested in a brave way. he got in front of the tanks on Chang Street and entered one of tanks.
    -After the Tiananmen Square massacre China had erased this from History To this day you can not mention 6/4/89