https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt en-us 2018-04-20 14:16:49 UTC 2018-04-23 23:09:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253842211 The Xinhai revolution led to the overthrowing of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, which lasted from 1912-1949. This is significant because it signified the end of the dynasties and the monarchy-type government, and gave the people more power. ]]> 2018-04-20 14:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253842211 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253846900 The Long March was a series of marches made during a Civil War, where Chinese Communists invaded their Nationalist enemies' territory and began to fight. This event was significant because it marked the rise of Mao Zedong as the Chinese Communist leader. ]]> 2018-04-20 14:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253846900 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253850391 In 1945, a war between the Nationalists of China and the Communists of China broke out. Despite many attempts at simple conflict-resolutions and agreements, the fights continued to occur. By the end of 1947, the Communists had made many important gains which tipped the outcome of the war in their favor. ]]> 2018-04-20 14:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253850391 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253857152 After years of conflict, the Communists ultimately won the Civil War. This is significant because it marked the beginning of the People's Republic of China. Mao decided to align his country with more "socialist countries" and made a treaty with the Soviet Union. ]]> 2018-04-20 14:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253857152 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253861212 The Great Leap Forward was something like a Chinese industrial revolution. These two years were spent focusing mainly on rural communities to help modernize their labor force and way of life with manpower rather than heavy machinery to avoid the negative affects the rest of the developed world suffered. ]]> 2018-04-20 14:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/253861212 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254631272 In order to reaffirm his authority over the Chinese government, Mao Zedong initiated the Chinese Cultural Revolution. He focused on Chinese youth, with the goal to purify Chinese society so it could revert back to the way it was when the Communists won the Civil War. It didn't take long for the "purification" to become out of control, and at least 1.5 million Chinese lives were lost. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254631272 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254632206 The incident at Tiananmen Square refers to a series of protests which called for political and economic reform. Eventually, it led to many deaths of protesters who refused to leave. Almost 300 died and 7000 were wounded, and by June 5 the government had seized full control. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254632206 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633149 Mao Zedong was the leader of the Chinese Communists who won the Civil War. He led from 1935 to 1976, when he died. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633149 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633468 Chiang Kai Shek was a military and political leader who joined the Nationalist Party in 1918. Despite his many years of attempting to expel the communists, the Nationalists lost the Civil War and led his party in Taiwan from 1949 until his death. ]]> 2018-04-23 23:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633468 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633767 Deng Xiaoping was another Chinese Communist and People's Republic of China Leader from the 1970s until his death in 1997. He led to the stabilization of China after it suffered through its Cultural Revolution. ]]> 2018-04-23 23:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/5s9ismnyo6jt/wish/254633767