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Qing dynasty
The last of the imperial dynasties in China. -
White Lotus Rebellion
The beginning of the rebellion against the Qing dynasty. IT began because the people were unhappy. -
Wu Chang Uprising – the beginning of revolution
The uprising was then assisted by the New Army in a coup against their own authorities -
The beginning of the Republic
The beginning of the Republic under Sun Yixian, the founder of the Republic and founder of KMT -
1916-1928 – The Warlord Era, warlords fought for power.
When the control of the country was divided among its military cliques in the mainland regions of Sichuan, Shanxi , etc. -
Jiang Jeishi takes control of the KMT
He became the Commandant of the Kuomintang's Whampoa Military Academy -
The Long March
The communists escape the Nationalists -
World War 2.
The KMT and Communists fought the Japanese -
The communists take power
The communists take power and the Nationalists escape to Taiwan -
The First 5 year plan
Mao’s idea was to change China from an agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society in just five years. -
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
Mao made an unusual request.He called for the nation's intellectuals and asked them to engage in open criticism of the Party. -
The Great Leap Forward (The 2nd 5 year plan)
The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernize China’s economy. Forced farmers to work in “communes” instead of for themselves -
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The Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s attempt to regain power over the government. -
Chairman Mao Zedong dies
Mao Tse-tung died from complications of Parkinson's disease on September 09, 1976, at the age of 82, in Beijing, China.