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Qing Dynasty
The final imperial dynasty of Chiana -
White Lotus Rebelion
The beginning of the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. The people were unhappy with the ruling family. -
Population pressure
population pressure was causing environmental damage and poverty. The land was overused and no longer fertile. -
Opium
when the Qing government realized the harm being done by the opium trade, they decided to ban the use and import of opium. -
Opium war
The British won and took control of trade. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Chinese rebels attacked the Foreign Nationals in Beijing. -
Wu Chang Uprising
The beginning of revolution. -
The beginning of the Republic under Sun Yixian
The founder of the Republic and founder of KMT. -
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The Warlord Era
warlords fought for power. -
Jiang Jeishi takes control of the KMT
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The Long March,
The communists escape the Nationalists. -
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World War 2
The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese. -
The communists take power
The communists take power and the Nationalists escape to Taiwan. -
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The First 5 year plan
Advance in agriculture and coal, electricity, iron, and steel production. -
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The Hundred Flowers Campaign
Mao made a request and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party. -
The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China -
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The Cultural Revolution
Mao had lost control and the Culture Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government. -
Mao Zedong dies
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease.
