Modern Chinese History

  • Period: to

    Taiping Rebellion

    Taiping Rebellion was a Chinese civil war in the south. Hong Xiuquan proclaimed he had dreams that found out he was the brother of Jesus. Millions of people and civilians died in this war.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Wuchang Uprising

    Wuchang Uprising
    The Wuchang Uprising was one of the ways the Qing Dynasty was overthrown. This became the Republic of China. The people of started a protest trying to go up against the Qing government.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Period: to

    Establishment of the Republic of China

    The Republic of China started with takeover of China and Taiwan. It took over the Qing Dynasty. The first President was Sun Yat Sen. It was got took over by the communist party.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Northern Expedition

    The Northern Expedition was a military strategy made up by Kuomintang. He wanted to take rule of China. He was going to end the rule of the Beiyang government. It was a success.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Mukden Incident

    The Mukden Incident was a planned event. The Japanese LT set off a small explosion so the Japanese army could invade Manchuria. They blamed the Chinese for the explosion. Because of this accident, Japan was banned from the League of Nations.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Long March

    The Long March was a ambush of the Red Army going to invade Chinese Nationalist Party Army. The Red Army was led by Mao Zedong. The Long March was a military retreat.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Second Sino-Japanese War

    The Second Sino-Japanese war was the second war fought by China against Japan. China had a little help from Germany. This war was brought up from World War 2. This war also came from Japanese imperialism.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Nanking Massacre

    The Nanking Massacre were a series of murders and rapes. The Japanese went into Nanking to capture it and took the civilians of Nanking and killed them. This happen within six weeks.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • People's republic of China moved to UN

    People's republic of China moved to UN
    After the war, Mao Zedong established the Peoples republic of China in the government. This was good for China because the UN could be there for China during war or hard times. The Chinese established themselves in UN powerfully.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan

    For a moment in history, the capital of China was Taiwan. This idea was set up by the Chinese nationalists. After the Chinese civil war. the nationalists took control of the government and moved the capital of China to Taiwan.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Founding date of the Republic of China

    Founding date of the Republic of China
    After the Chinese war, China became the republic of China. The communist army was led by the leader Mao Zedong. He led the army to a victory in the war and also led China to a new era.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Seventeen point agreement with Tibet

    The seventeen point agreement was a document pact with China and the state of Tibet. It was establishing Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The document was mutually welcomed by both governments.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Great Leap Forward

    The Great Leap Forward was a plan to make agriculture and industry important in China. For this plan to work, agriculture would need industry and industry would need agriculture. It was suppose to be a five year plan.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • May 16 Notification

    The May 16 notification was a sign that said the Cultural Revolution in China had begun. It was first only for important officials but known all over in a about a year.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Cultural Revolution

    Mao Zedong led a political movement known as the cultural revolution. This happened because Mao Zedong wanted to promote communism. This movement had positive effects and also negative effects. It ended in 1976.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Gang of Four Arrested

    Gang of Four Arrested
    The Gang of four was a political group made up of communists leaders. They came in to power after the death of Mao Zedong. They tried to communists alive. They ended up getting arrested because they were accused of many crimes.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Period: to

    Nixon Visits China

    Nixon visited China in 1976. This was very important because this could build good relationships with the US and China. The President discussed matters with the official of China. This visit helped with Cold War problems.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • One Child Policy Instituted

    The One Child Policy was a policy to help keep the population rate in China down. This policy said that Chinese families could only have one child. Despite this policy, the population still grew in China.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    Tianamen Square Protest

    The Tiamamen square protest were a series of events that happen when China's ruler pass away. The students of China didn't want a communists government. They would rather have a democracy.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Building of the Three gorges dam

    Building of the Three gorges dam
    The three gorges dam was built in 1994. It is placed in China. Is the worlds largest power station. The idea of having the three gorges dam started a long time ago with Sun Yat-Sen.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Hong Kong Returned to China

    This phrase is referring to Hong Kong's end of British rule. The United Kingdom was in China taking over Hong Kong. There were treaties that have the UK right to Hong Kong.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Macau returned to China

    Macau was ran by Portuguese but was traded to the Republic of China on December 20. Macau was ran by Portuguese merchants in 1535. Macau started in the Qin Dynasty.
    Site: Wikipedia
  • Hainan Island Incident

    Hainan Island Incident
    The Hainan Island Incident was caused when two planes from America and China collided with each other. This caused a tension between the US and China. This incident happened over the island of Hainan.
    Site: Wikipedia
    Picture: Google
  • Founding of Peoples Republic of China

    The founding of people republic of China goes back to the war that was fought by the communist party. The communists army was led by Mao Zedong. He became leader after winning the war.
    Site: Wikipedia