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Flashcards by Joanne Versteeg, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Joanne Versteeg
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Day of Double Ten | -October 10, 1911 -revolution in which the provinces declared independence from the Qing Revolutionary League |
| May 4th Movement | -May 4, 1919 -3,000 students in Beijing had a mass demonstration, anti-Versailles Treaty -caused the division of the Nationalist and Communist Parties |
| 1st Opium War | -1839-1842 -caused by addiction to opium, dangerous for people of China -drained China's economy -no tax revenue -fight between Qing Dynasty and British |
| Taiping Rebellion | -1850-1864 -God Worshippers' Society -led by Hong Xiuquan -wanted to rid China of foreigners -20 to 30 millions deaths |
| 2nd Opium War | -1850-1858 -French joined the fighting -Treaty of Tianjin was established (more trading posts, foreign travel to interior, missionaries, and legalized the import of opium) |
| Boxer Rebellion | -early 1900s -led by "Righteous and Harmonious Fists", called "boxers" by foreigners -believed their rituals could make them invincible (made it very popular) -ended the Qing Dynasty -attacked foreigners and Chinese Christians -took 7 foreign forces to end the rebellion |
| Three Principles of the People | -Nationalism: China is for the Chinese -Democracy: requires educated population -Livelihood: secure livelihood |
| Long March | -1934-1935 -led by Mao Zedong -attempt to escape the Nationalists -100,000 people but only a fraction survived -total of 6,000 miles |
| Great Leap Forward | -1958-1960 -attempt to modernize China -led by Mao Zedong -focused on industry and agriculture -get rid of the 4 pests (mosquitos, rats, sparrows, and flies) |
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