China AOS 1 Flashcards

1
Q

When was the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war?

A

1st August 1894

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2
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When was the beginning of the Hundred Days of Reform?

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11th June 1898

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3
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What happened on the 21st September 1898?

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1) House arrest of Emperor Guangxu ordered by Empress Cixi

2) End of the Hundred Days of Reform

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4
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When did the boxer forces reach Beijing?

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13th June 1900

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5
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When did the Qing government declare war on foreign powers?

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21st June 1900

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6
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When did Cixi and her imperial court flee Beijing?

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15th August 1900

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7
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When was the Boxer Protocol signed?

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7th September 1901

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8
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When did Sun Yat-sen form the Tongmenghui and in what country?

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30th July 1905 and in Japan

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9
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When did Emperor Guangxu die?

A

14th November 1908

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10
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When did Empress Cixi die?

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15th November 1908

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11
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What happened on the 29th December 1911?

A

The Provisional Government of the Republic of China was proclaimed at Nanjing

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12
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When was the inauguration of President Yuan Shikai?

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10th March 1912

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13
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When was the Guomindang (GMD) formed?

A

25th August 1912

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14
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When did Yuan Shikai dissolve the national parliament?

A

February 1914

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15
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What year did the New Culture Movement emerge?

A

1915

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16
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What happened on the 15th January 1915?

A

Japan presented the 21 Demands to China

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17
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When did Yuan Shikai abdicate and die?

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Abdication: 12th March 1916
Death: 6th June 1916

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18
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When was the beginning of the warlord era?

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1917

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19
Q

What movement occurred on the 4th May 1918?

A

China’s treatment at Versailles peace conference sparked the May Fourth Movement

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20
Q

When was the first congress of the Chinese Communist Party?

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23rd-31st July 1921

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21
Q

When was the Sun-Joffe Declaration?

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26th January 1923

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22
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When was Chiang Kai-shek appointed commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Revolutionary Army?

A

3rd May 1924

23
Q

When did Sun Yat-sen die?

A

11th May 1925

24
Q

When was Wuhan captured by nationalist forces?

A

10th October 1926

25
Q

When did the Nationalists capture Shanghai?

A

22nd March 1927

26
Q

When was the Shanghai massacre?

A

12th April 1927

27
Q

What happened on the 17th April 1927?

A

Wang Jingwei expelled Chiang Kai-shek from Nationalist government in Wuhan

28
Q

When was the first communist uprising in Nanchang?

A

1st August 1927

29
Q

When was Chiang elected chairman of the Nationalist government of China?

A

1st October 1928

30
Q

What date was a Communist base established in Jiangxi?

A

10th February 1929

31
Q

When was the First Encirclement Campaign defeated?

A

27th December 1930

32
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When was the Second Encirclement Campaign defeated?

A

16-30th May 1931

33
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When was the end of the Third Encirclement Campaign?

A

1st July 1931

34
Q

When was Mao elected chairman of the Jiangxi Soviet?

A

7th November 1931

35
Q

When did the Jiangxi Soviet declare war on Japan?

A

15th April 1932

36
Q

When was the Fifth Encirclement Campaign launched?

A

6th October 1933

37
Q

When was the New Life Movement launched?

A

19th February 1934

38
Q

When did the Long March begin?

A

16th October 1934

39
Q

When was the Battle of Xiang River?

A

25th November- 3rd December 1934

40
Q

When was Luding Bridge captured by Communists?

A

30th May 1935

41
Q

When did the Long March end?

A

22nd October 1935

42
Q

What date was the Soviet base at Yan’an established?

A

December 1936

43
Q

When was the 2nd united front formally launched?

A

22nd September 1937

44
Q

What happened on the 4th January 1941?

A

Attack on the New Fourth Army by Nationalist forces ended the second united front

45
Q

When was Mao’s rectification campaign launched?

A

1st February 1942

46
Q

What year was the Dixie mission?

A

July 1944

47
Q

When did US drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima?

A

6th August 1945

48
Q

When did Japan sign the terms of unconditional surrender?

A

14th August 1945

49
Q

When was the Red Army renamed the People’s Liberation Army?

A

1st May 1946

50
Q

When did the Chinese Civil War begin?

A

July 1946

51
Q

What happened on the 21st January 1949 in relation to Chiang Kai-shek?

A

Chiang resigns presidency and flees to Taiwan

52
Q

When do the PLA capture beiping?

A

31st January 1949

53
Q

When was the People’s Republic of China proclaimed?

A

1st October 1949