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what are the three governments in china after ww1?
Nationalists, Warlords, Communists
When was the northern expedition?
1926
who lead nationalists after sun yat sen died
chiang kaishek
who lead the communits
mao zedong
northern expedition events
nationlists and communits team up to attack the war lords
northern expedition goals
unify all areas of china
post northern expedition issue
nationalists go after the communists start the long march
shanghai massacre
nationalists kill 10,000 communists in shanghai
when was the long march
1930
long march events
when the nationlists travel north killing communists
communists numbers during long march
80k-8k
long march final spot
8k left in yanan
post long march event
japan invades china which puts killing communits second priority and getting Japan out was the first
how does Japan get into china
mukden incident
when was the Mukden incident
1931
what is the Mukden incident
japan bombed their own railway as an excuse to enter
what is a false flag invasion
when an act is committed but made appear as if the opposing side is responsible
what is Manchuria called once Japan invades
manchukuo
who is manchukuos emporar
puyi
whats the issue with puyi as emporar
puyi cant make his own decision without asking Japan first
what is a puppet state
a nation that looks independent but is actually controlled by another country
how does Japan cover up their doings in manchukuo
they pitch it as a good thing and that it will benefit china
when was the full invasion on the east coast of china
1937
what was the rape of nanking
japanese go door to door raping looting and massacring chinese
how many people died in the rape of nanking
roughly 300,000 chinese
when did the Japanese bomb pearl harbor
december 7 1941
how is the us helping china
by distracting Japan by island hopping
when does the us retake all the islands
1945
who is the president during ww2
harry truman
what two options does the us have as far as deafeting japan
invade Japan which means one million Americans will die or drop an atomic bomb
why is the us able to drop an atomic bomb
no other nation has atomic bomb technology at this time
when and where is the FIRST atomic bomb dropped
august 6th 1945 hiroshima
when and where is the SECOND atomic bomb dropped
august 9th 1945 nagasaki
post ww2 Korean peninsula
split in half north is communist south is democratic
post ww2 japan
they weren’t punished after the war but they did loose all the land that they had gained us helped japan rebuild land and rewrite their constution
post ww2 china
gained all their land back but the british still controlled Hong Kong
when was the Chinese civil war
1947
during the time that china was fighting with Japan how big did the communist grow
8k to millions
who looses the Chinese civil war and when
the nationalists loose the civil war in 1949
where do the nationalists flee to
taiwan
when are there two chinas
1949
peoples republic of china
communist china
republic of china
taiwan/nationalists china
who leads the peoples republic of china
mao zedong
who leads the republic of china
chaing kai shek
what is the United nations
5 winners of ww2, USA France UK china and USSR
when does the Korean war start
1950
korean war origins
north korea attacks South Korea to unify under communist government
why is north Korea so successful
south Korea is far less prepared then north Korea
whats the last part of South Korea called
the Pusan corner
why is the UN able to help save South korea
USSR is boycotting beacuse china is taiwan
what did the UN do while helping South korea
they got north Korea out of South Korea but also pushed them all the way up north Korea which caught the attention of china
what happens when china enters the Korean war
china is far more advanced now so the UN wants prepared for them to enter war so the UN fleed north korea
what stops the Korean war after two years of constant fighting and when does it stop
they sign a cease fire and end the war in 1953
what is a cease fire
when war is paused and can start back up at anytime
what is the great leap foward
maos economic reformation plan to make china all communist
when did the great leap forward start
1958
how many people died from the great leap forward
30-50 million
maos mistake in collectivization
trying to improve farming and industry at the same time
collectivization/collective farms
communes controlled by the government and everyone has the same exact food clothes and house
working on a collective farm
everyone worked the same amount and they had to hit their quota no matter conditions which was incredibly high and if they didn’t hit the quota they would die
problem with collective farms
want workers to be well fed but there’s no food and want the workers to farm better but there’s not enough equipment
collective farm rules
no making fruit cause it was too luxurious only make wheat no matter soil conditions
maos mistakes in the great leap foward
collectivation, trying to advance tech and farming at the same time, war on pests, and industrialization
crop experimentation
mao made them use weird methods of farming that didn’t work
war on 4 pests
rats mosquitos fly (all carry disease) sparrows (damage crops)
why did the war on 4 pests backfire
because sparrows eat flys so by killing sparrows you would increase fly population
industrialization purpose
purpose was to double steel production which means double works hours
industrialization tactic
everyone would have a backyard furnace expected everyone no matter your job to turn things into steel
industrialization backfiring
it failed because the steel that was being produced in these backyard furnaces was useless and not only did so many people die but deforestation was so high because wood was furnace fuel
when was the cultural revolution
1966-1976
what was the cultural revolution
made everything in your life revolve around communism from things like books to street names
purpose of the cultural revolution
to brainwash you into liking communism because clearly so many people were dying so it wasn’t working
the cultural revolution crimes
getting caught doing something different like changing the way you dress or how your hair looks or wearing makeup
struggle session
if you committed a crime you would have to stand on a pedital in the middle of a square with your crime hanging around your neck and people would throw things at you or yell at you
little red book
maos bible of his sayings and ideas that people had to memorize and shout
red guard
15 year old who were taken out of school to go around and find people who are anti - communist
what are the 4 olds that mao wanted to get rid of
customs habits culture and ideas
maos main rules for the cultural revolution
get rid of 4 olds fully embrace communism or you will die
how many people died and how many people were hurt by the cultural revolution
3 million died and 100 million were beaten at least once
who is madame mao
she is maos wife and she focused on communism in the arts she was part of the gang of four
USSR and china status during the cultural revolution
they were at their lowest point of connection because they had two different views of communism
when does Nixon go to china
1972 during Vietnam war
why was Nixon going to china good for the US
it would stop china from supppling vietnam and help end the war quicker
why was Nixon going to china good for china
it would give them an Allie because mao was afraid of isolation
when was Deng Xiaoping leader
1978-97
what does Deng Xiaoping do
he throws out communism lets people own business land have hard work pay off allows trading. This makes the economy boom
“Black cat, White cat“
communism, capitalism, I don’t care which as long as it works and makes us money
4 moderization
agriculture industry tech natural defence
whats the 5th modernization people are asking for
to make china a democracy
when does the tianamen square protest/massacre start
1989
Who is hu yaobang
a big leader in pushing for democracy
what happens when hu yaobang dies
teh students that look up to him want to attend his funeral but the government says no so they gather in tianamen square to protest
why are there lots of press in tianamen square
soviet leader Gorbachev is visiting
why are the students able to stay in the square for so long
deng is waiting for the to clear out of the square rather then killing everyone
what happens when the students are waiting for too long
hunger strikes
who is lipeng
2nd to deng in power and is telling deng to just kill all of them
what is the goddess of democracy
its a stature that was constructed by the art students that resembles the statue of liberty and is facing the portrait of mao
what happens to everyone once the goddess of democracy is put up
deng authorizes 200,000 soldiers with tanks to clear the square
why is it excessive to order so many soldiers
because citizens are unarmed
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