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China was ruled by emperors for thousands of years. By the early 1900s the Qing dynasty had become very unstoppable. The majority of china's population lived in poverty, and the widespread starvation propelled the people to rise against the emperor

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In 1912 the Chinese nationalists overthrow the Qing dynasty and created a new monarch without a monarch. The new government was called the government of china

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In 1921 a group of young Chinese men including a young teacher Mao Zedong met in Shanghai to form the first Chinese communist party.

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Sun Yixian (previous leader of CCP) die and Shanghai Sheck becomes the new leader for CCP

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Mao and his followers fled to the mountains to escape being defeated by the nationalist government. They walked nearly 6,000 miles and this event was later called the Long March

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In October 1949 Mao proclaimed the creation of the Peoples Republic of China. The PRC is a communist government ruling one of the largest countries in the world.

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Beginning of The Great Leap Foward (1958)

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Beginning of The Great Leap Foward (1958)

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In 1958 Mao created a program called the Great Leap Foward that was supposed to help solve China's agricultural and industrial problems.

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The Great Leap Foward turned out to be a huge disaster and cause sever famine and nearly 20 million people starved to death. Mao decided to abandon the plan in 1960.

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Cultural Revolution          (1966-1976)

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Cultural Revolution          (1966-1976)

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In 1966 Mao declared the Cultural Revolution. This made kids drop out of school and become Red Guards. The Red Guards were made up of many high school students and were a main part of the Revolution. It went on for nearly 10 years until Mao admitted it was a bad idea. In 1976 the Red Guards were disbanded marking the end of the revolution.

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In 1976 after the Red Guards were disbanded Mao dies. In 1980 Deng Xiaoping was named the leader of China. He later reformed rules that Mao placed on China.