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Opium War
Opium Wars, two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1911/12. -
Extreme Peasentry
Paid the taxes for imperial court, Faced starvation through floods, Population grew by 8 percent in second half of 1800s, land cultivated only by 1 percent -
Taiping Rebellion
It was a revolt against the Manchu dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong, his object was to found a new dynasty, the Taiping which meant great peace. -
Open Door China
The 'Open Door Note' was a message arguing for Hay's Open Door Policy. Under this policy, no country would gain dominance in China, and economic trade would be free and open to all parties. -
Boxer Rebellion
It was a chinese secret organization called the "Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists" led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there. -
Fall of Yuan Shikai
Weak response to Japan’s 1915 Twenty-One Demands,Lost the support of his own military, Resigned and then died three months later -
Warlord Era
Falling back into regionalism, power to the warlords
Territories run independently,Taxation and conscription particularly damaging to the peasants. -
May Fourth Movement
Students led a mass demonstration in Beijing
Protesting the warlords, old Chinese culture and the Japanese rise -
CCP and GMD issues
Ideology played a crucial role in bringing about war as the GMD and CCP essentially fought over who was going to unify China and solve its problems according to their respective ideology -
First United Front
Political alliance between the GMD and CCP, Goal to remove the warlords both leftist organizations
