Introduction to the History of China

Introduction to the history of China: The development from 1900 until today

The Empire of the Middle: The History of China from the Decay of the Empire to the Present

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"Traditional China begins to disintegrate in the mid-19th century. The western world enters the great land under the imperial Qing Dynasty. So far, Chinese goods have been in great demand in England, France, and the United States, without China receiving goods in return from the West. Above all, the Chinese received silver as payment for tea, porcelain and other Far Eastern goods. There was an imbalance in the trade relationship, against which, especially the English proceeded. They brought opium to China. Here, this was used as medicine, but also resulted in dangerous addiction. When China went against these imports, the Opium War (1840-1842) took place. The English won because of their military and technical superiority. The Chinese military was very poorly equipped, simple soldiers and generals ran away without a fight."

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• ... the collapse of the empire


• ... the Boxer Rebellion


• ... the Formation of the Republic of China


• ... Sun Yat-sen and Yuan Shikai


• ... the Development of the Kuomintang party


• ... the May Fourth Movement


• ... the Communist Party of China


• ... Rebellion and massacre in Shanghai


• ... Chiang Kai-Shek


• ... Mao Zedong


• ... the "Long March"


• ... the China-Japan war


• ... the Second United Front


• ... Conflicts between Kuomintang and CCP


• ... the Formation of the People’s Republic of China


• ... Maos Politics


• ... Liu Schaoqi


• ... “Learn From“ Campaigns


• ... the Mao Cult


• ... the Student’s Revolution


• ... and much much more!!

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