Since Opium War to the establishment of the People's Republic of China is called as "Century of Humiliation".
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Prehistory
At the end of Qianlong's reign, the empire was beginning to decline.
Opium War 1840~
Britain wanted China open.
1840, Opium war broke out.
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It was a war to open the Chinese market.
After being defeated, China, which had adopted a national isolation policy, reluctantly opened its nation.
Taiping Rebellion 1850~
Taiping Rebellion broke out.
A pseudo-christian state was established.
China was divided in north and south for 10 years.
But,finally, it was destroyed by Qing Foreign Allied forces.
Self-Strengthening Movement 1861~
Qing dynasty tried modernization.
But failed.
Sino-French War 1883
France wanted to colonize vietnum.
Sino-French War broke out.
First Sino-Japanese War 1994
It was a battle over Korean rule.
First Sino-Japanese War broke out.
China was exposed as a papier-mache tiger. The invasion of the great powers was spurred.
the Hundred Days' Reforms 1898
Kang Youwei began radical reform.
But failed due to repression by Empress Dowager Cixi.
Boxer Rebellion 1900
Boxer Rebellion broke out.
The Qing dynasty declared war against the Great Powers with the Boxers.
Foreigners in Beijing besieged by Chinese troops.
But Chinese troops were suppressed by Allied Forces.
Eight-Nation Alliance
China has fallen into a collapsed state.
Xinhai Revolution 1911
Han nationalists wanted independence from the Qing to establish a republic.
Xinhai Revolution broke out.
Mongolia, Tibet and Uyghurs also declared independence.
But the Han nationalists annexed their territories, as if they were heirs of the Qing dynasty.
The Manchu's restoration movement was also suppressed.
Warlord Era, 1916~1928
Beijing government lost control after Yuan Shikai's death.
China became a failed state with warlords occupying various places.
May Fourth Movement, 1919
Communism began to penetrate China around the Russian Revolution.
Students stood up to object imperialism.
Chinese nationalism awakened. Students were burning Japanese goods.
The Chinese Nationalist Party was formed in 1919.
Communist Party of China was formed in 1921.
First United Front was formed in 1924.
Northern Expeditions began in 1926.
The Communist Party was planning to turn Northern Expeditions into a communist revolution.
The Shanghai massacre occurred.
Chiang Kai-shek expelled Communist Party.
Nanchang uprising failed.
Guangdong Soviet government failed to establish.
Communist party fled to the mountainous areas.
Zhang Zuolin abandoned Beijing. The KMT has almost completed nationwide unification.
KMT began to siege the Communist Party in the mountainous areas.
Manchurian incident, 1931
Manchurian incident occurred.
The Long March, 1934~
Communist Party left for the Long March.
Communist Party fled to Yan'an, but was on the verge of catastrophe.
Xi'an incident, 1936
Xi'an incident occurred.
Zhang Xueliang confined Chiang Kai-shek and forced second united front and to fight against Japan.
Second-Sino Japanese War, 1937
The Marco Polo Bridge incident occurred.
It turns out that the Communist Party set up.
The second Shanghai incident occurred.
Kuomintang suddenly invaded to attack the concession.
Japanese army fought back.
Capital Nanjing was occupied by Japan.
KMT moved the capital to Chongqing. Kuomintang continued fighting with support from Britain and the United States.
The KMT began to lean toward peace with Japan.
Hundred Regiments Offensive broke out.
Communist party disturbed peace, because they needed war to expand their power.
World War II is over.
Japanese troops withdrew.
Chinese Civil War, 1945
The civil war has begun again.
Chongqing talks broke down.
The Communist Party has started a counterattack.
The Kuomintang fled to Taiwan.
The People's Republic of China was established.
