Modern China

Modern China

By Justin Scott Ehrenpreis

Tiananmen Square

When the Chinese Students protested demanding Political Reforms

Going against the Communist Party

Communist Party sent army (kilk)

Tibet

Invaded by China in 1954

The leader was Dahli Lama

Fled to exile in 1959

Tibet is part of China (people not)

Taiwan

1949, Chaing Kai Shek and nationalist fled China to Kormosa (Present Taiwan

Hong Kong

In 1997, British returned to Hong Kong to Chinese after ruling it for 150 years

Beijing

Capital of China

Boxer Rebellion

This didn’t work

Boxers (Chinese Society) staged upraise to oust (kick out) foreigners and restore China to isolation

Kuomintang

Chinese Nationalist Party founded by Sun Yat Sen

Communist Party

Now controls China

First Leader (Mao Zedong)

Northern Expedition

Military Campaign against War Lords

Ended period of disorder

Started Central Government

Long March

Lasted over a year

Dashed 6,000 miles

Communist march lead by Mao Zedong

Great Leap Forward

3 years

Mao Zedong failed attempt to industrialize China at a fast pace

Wanted to catch up

One Child Policy

Each family allowed to have only one child or they must pay more taxes

Strict Law

Human Rights

Your basic rights and freedoms

Cultural Revolution

In 1960’s, Mao urged Chinese People to experience Revolution at first hand

Red Guard formed

Everyone required to carry red book

Authority figures

Triggered order restored

Gang of Four

Took power when Mao diedChinese Maoist

Chaing Kai Shek

Conservative military leader of KMT destroyed power of War Lords and gained control over most of China

Sun Yat Sen

Was a Chinese Nationalist and revolutionary

Founded KMT (Kuomintang)

Chinese Nationalist Party

Proposed Western Ideas

Mao Zedong

Communist Revolutionary

Created Peoples Republic of China

Deng Xiao Ping

Communist Reformer

Believed in extending Capitalist Freedoms

Limited political freedoms