China
Key Concepts:
How did conflicts and rebellions from the 1830s-1910s weaken the Qing Dynasty?
Explain why European powers were able to gain considerable influence over Chinese affairs.
Explain how the Communists were able to defeat the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War
What was the Great Leap Forward and why was it a failure?
Explain how the failure of radical communism under Mao led to the rise of capitalism and the demand for democratic reforms.
What were some of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms and what were the major consequences?
Terms to know:
Opium War | Treaty of Nanjing | Taiping Rebellion |
Self-Strengthening Movement | Open Door Policy | Qing Dynasty |
Boxer Rebellion | “Fists of Righteous Harmony” |
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Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) | Nationalists | Communists |
Sun Yixian | Warlords | May 4th Movement |
Mao Zedong | Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) | Long March |
Japanese Aggression & WWII | People’s Republic of China | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
“Four Olds” | Hundred Flowers Campaign | Great Leap Forward |
Collectivization | Liu Shaoqi | Cultural Revolution |
Red Guards | Deng Xiaoping |
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| Demaoization | Four Modernizations |
“Fifth Modernization” | Tiananmen Square Massacre |
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| Little Red Book |