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 * Fall of Dynastic China (1644--1927)**

In two thousand years of dynasties in china, there were many that fell and rose to the occassian. As dynasties grew old, they offten became corruptand unresonsive to the majority of the population. The Qing Dynasty also known as the Manchu Dynasty, began in 1644, but towards the 1800's showed signs of decay. The emperor collected fewer taxes from officals and wealthy people, and out more of the taxes to the poorer peasants. The Manchu dynasty wanted China to be cut off from other countries. But still foreign influence speed up the pace of the decay of the dynasty. ( Manchu) In the 1700s the British traded opium ( a highly addictive drug) illegally. After a series of wars, Chinese authorities objected, and after the wars, they exempted British citizens from Chinese laws. After the military defeats, the mangu dynasty gave in to similar humilating demandes from european nations and the USA, making china a virtual colony.

Causes


 * the fall of the manchu dynasty- the emperor collected fewer taxes from local officials and wealthy individuals placing the tax burden on the poorer pleasents
 * with little military support Dr. sun yat-sen failed to create a western-style democracy in china.
 * dynastic china - they usually proved energetic and competent but as they grew older they often became increasingly corrupt and unresponsive to majority of the population

Effects 
 * The fall of the Manchu Dynasty marked the end of dynastic China
 * Armies grew
 * Dynastic rule ended after 2ooo years

Pictures Description of Event Causes: -Distribution and government policies that favored landlords -Collecting land from rich land lords and distributing it to poor peasants -Chiang Kai-shek established himself as president and virtual dictator of China. -The PLA used peasant support and guerilla tactics Effects
 * Communist Revolution (1927--1949)**

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 * Soviet Socialism (Dates--Dates)**

Description of Event- China tried to become the best communist country but it ended up being a fail, due to poor management of the peoples communes. Causes was strong enough for china to achieve communism and true equalilty Effects they worked very little and reeceived free benefits
 * Great Leap Forward (1956--1961)**

Pictures: After the failure of the Great Leap Forward, Communist leaders focused on rebuilding the ruined economy. Many leaders in the communist party opposed Mao's plan to reverse the successful economic recovery. Communist leaders lost control of the cultural revolution. Within two years, it brought China to the brink of anarchy. As Mao became oldand ill in the early 1970s, his wife, Jiang Qing, gained powerful influence in the communist party and continued many radical policies of the cultural revolution. Causes:
 * Cultural Revolution: (Dates--Dates)**

focused on rebuilding the ruined economy. Mao believed this threatened the socialist spirit of the revolution. that were rooted in pre-revolutionary culture. So, Mao turned to young people across China, later called Red Guards, to guard the culture of the revolution. Red Guards did this by humiliation and inprisionment. By 1979 Deng Xiaoping, a leader twice disgraced by Mao, secured control of the Communist Party and again shifted government policy toward encouraging economic development. at first even Mao didnt interfere.

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 * Economic Reforms of Deng Xiaoping (1979-- )**

Description of Event:Deng wanted to moWith 4 reforms Science, industry, technology, and defence. Causes- Deng Xiaoping permitted peasants to sell crops from their own private plots at local markets. Effects- Deng Xiaoping initiated the Responsibility System.


 * Protest for Democracy at Tiananmen Square (1989)**
 * Pictures**[[image:http://dwn3966.k12.sd.us/Year%20Born/T.%20Square.jpg width="226" height="183"]][[image:http://wzus1.ask.com/r?t=a&d=us&s=a&c=p&ti=1&ai=30751&l=dir&o=0&sv=0a5c423e&ip=931f042b&u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.ics.purdue.edu%2F%7Eafrotc%2Fimages%2Ffirst_fifty_years_images%2F80ce4.jpg width="331" height="229"]][[image:http://www.iranian.com/main/files/blogimages/P1010027.JPG]]
 * Description of Event**-the tiananmen square protest was a protest about democracy by some students in china many people joined this protest and soon it grew to 2 million people finally deng xiaoping called in the millitary but the could not get into the square due to so many people blocking their way then deng gave the order to use force to get into the square and the did between 700 and 3000 people died thats why they called it the tiananmen square massacre.
 * Causes** people expressed a disire to have political reforms coinside with the successful ecconomical reform. they demanded that the governmant consider some political reforms such as freedom of the press.
 * Effects**- The effect of (dts) is a desire to have political reform coincide with the successful.AThe strike was a **protest** against the government's bloody crackdown on the **Tiananmen Square** demonstrations on 3 and 4 June 1989