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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