COH EVENTS Flashcards
1
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Opium wars
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british sold opium to get tea illegally, china declared war, but british won easily
2
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Taiping Rebellion
A
deadly civil war about religion and civil unrest
3
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Boxer Rebellion
A
Band of chinese people wanted foreigners to leave
4
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First Sino-Japanese war
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China lost limited war to japan and showed differences
5
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WW1
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CHinese fought with allies hoping they would leave, but they didnt
6
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WW2
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CHina eventually won big war against japan but suffered huge losses
7
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Chinese Civil War
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communist won a civil war and made china a communist country
8
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Warlord Era
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new government was weak, anarchy reigned
9
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1911 Rebellion
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China overthrew the gov and became republic after being a monarchy for nearly 4,000 years
