Events Flashcards
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First Opium War
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- fought between British/China
- Part of the century of humiliation
- British sought to create foothold in Chinese territory by importing opium - draining China of its silver currency
- China forced to create multiple trade ports where Britain could trade freely (Hong Kong)
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May 4th Movement
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- Chinese citizens greatly disappointed by the results of the Treaty of Versailles
- Treaty allowed Japan to gain Chinese territory that was controlled by the German’s in WW1
- Chinese protest Japanese prducts/imports -> Rise in Chinese Nationalism
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Northern Expedition
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- GMD and CCP alliance to take out the warlords of Northern China (unite China, allow government to regain control over the country)
- once the warlords defeated, GMD turn on the CCP marking the bginning of the Chinese Civil War
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Long March
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- retreat in response to campaigns by the KMT to root out the CCP
- depicted as a mythical event
- CCP lost 90% of its members
- China ruled by Long March survivors into the 1990s
- CCP would eventually push KMT to Taiwan
- Mao proved himself as a capable leader
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Lushan Conference
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- marked the first major disagreement of official policy and future within the party (Mao-Peng split)
- criticisms of party and policy now became criticisms of Mao
- partial plan for Great Leap Forward
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Hundred Flowers Movement
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- Mao asked people, mainly intellectuals to voice their criticisms
- voices became too confident
- Mao turns back on the movement and starts the anti-rightist purges
7
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Great Leap Forward
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- Mao’s plan to turn China’s agrarian society into an industrial power
- Massive amount of deaths due to starvation, famine, flooding and killing through forced labor
- Mao severely criticized for policy which forced him to turn to the cultural revolution to consolidate power
- allowed for players such as Liu Shaoqi and Deng to rise to power
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Cultural Revolution
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- Mao’s vision of creating a new revolutionary generation in order to continue to the tradition of revolutionaries
- Mass purges to anyone who Mao considered to be a threat - included Deng and Shaoqi
- Mao formed the red guard which turned China into chaos
- Ended with death of Lin Biao - Gang of Four tried
9
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Tiananmen Square
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- Mass Student protests triggered by death of Hu Yaobang
- protests due to increasing separation between rich/poor
- protests lasted months, students participated in hunger strikes
- PLA Army massacres students
10
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Deng’s 2nd Southern Tour
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- opened china up to FDI
11
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18th Party Congress
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- due to term and age limits saw significant over-hall in the members of the Politburos Standing Committee
- Hu Jintao replaced by Xi Jinping
- Number of Politburo Standing Committee seats reduced from 9 to 7
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19th Party Congress
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- Xi Jinping thought was now written into constitution
- congress emphasized strengthening socialism with Chinese characteristics
