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Guomindang (Kuomintang) Party founded
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The May 4th Demonstration
The May 4th Movement marked a new stage in China's democratic revolution against imperialism and feudalism. The cultural reform movement was one of the results of this revolution. -
Communist Party founded
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Japanese take Machuria
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The Long March
The Long March was a military retreat by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army. -
The "rape" of Nanjing
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US atomic bombs bring Japanese surrender
USA drops atomic bombs on japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki forcing their surrender. -
Guomindang - Communist Civil War
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People's Republic of China founded
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Great Leap Forword
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China from 1958 to 1961. -
The Cultural Revolution Decade
sociopolitical movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to preserve 'true' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society, and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party. -
Nixon visits Beijing
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Mao Zedong dies
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Official Reform Policy announced by Deng Xiaoping
The initial projects included the establishment of overseas on-the-job training and academic programs, set-up of information processing centers at key government units, and the development of methods to make informed decisions within the Chinese context. -
Student Protests in Tiananmen Square and Massacre
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Beijing Olympics
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Regime headed by General Secretary Xi Jinping
