China's History

By annapostelle

  • Last Emporer

    Last Emporer
    Puyi was the last Emperor of China and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing dynasty.

  • Mao Zedong is Communist

    Mao Zedong is Communist
    Mao Zedong created the Communist Party of China

  • People's Republic of China

    People's Republic of China
    Mao Zedong proclaims the formation of the People's Republic of China.

  • The Great Leap Forward

    The Great Leap Forward
    During The Great Leap Forward many of the peasants were ordered to work on massive farms and on the production of iron and steel. Many millions of people starved to death during the largest famine ever in China.

  • Red Guards

    Red Guards
    Red Guards were a fanaticised student mass paramilitary social movement mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution.

  • Tiananmen Square

    Tiananmen Square
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    Pro-democracy protests at Tiananmen Square caused at least several hundred demonstrators by tanks and troops with assault rifles.