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Chinese History from Qing to Now
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12/15/2009

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Qin dynasty
Definition
centralized army, central econ. Control, administrative bureaucracy apart from local elite
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Han dynasty
Definition
Confucianism enacted, scholar-officials, control commerce, military expansionism
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Confucianism
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- morality of living and behavior, moral education, man is innately good, man is perfectible & emulation of virtuous models, virtues: reciprocity, compromise, harmony, order, passivism,etc, natural hierarchy of superior-inferior relationships
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3 bonds
Definition
subject:ruler, son:father, wife:husband
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"Li"
Definition
roll in society
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Conucian Gentleman
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one who behaves properly according to his eminent status
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Imperial COnfucianism
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need to bring order to chaos of Warring States
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Mandate of Heavan
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- permission from heaven to be ruler, legitimizes rule
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Wen & Wu
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wu=virtue ethic, natural&civil order, wu=force, command ethic
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Familistic State
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family is microcosm of state
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Dynastic Cycles
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people decide emperor lost moral authority, nepotism (corruption in gov’t), official misuse of guanxi, rebel leader mobilizes uprising
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Qing Dynasty
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Manchurian rule, conquer Ming, hierarchy of administrative ranks (scholar-officials), officials exempt from taxation,
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Dual Post System
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1 chinese and 1 manchu scholar official at all administrative levels & in banners
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Law of Avoidance
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officials prohibited from ruling in native province
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Tonsure
Definition
bald scalp and long braid that Manchu required men to have
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High-Level equilibrium trap
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more people on limited land caused decline in productivity per worker
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Merchant official Symbiosis
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merchant capital invested in land (which=status) and depended on local gentry for protection
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Tax Farming
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taxation assigned to groups
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Official Squeeze
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drains capital needed for entrepreneurial capitalism
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footbinding
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subjection of women, spreads from elite to peasantry
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Tribute System
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no set number of how much money they collect/tax, had to pay tribute for having priviledge of trading
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East India Company
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agents of mercantilism, granted exclusive trading monopolies of Asian trade, sought silk, spices, porcelain, tea
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Opium Trade Triangle
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British (manufacturing)=>India (opium)=>China (tea)=>Britain
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1st Opium War
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British ignore hongs and trade directly with Chinese, Commissioner Lin attempts by force of arms to compel British traders to comply w/ chinese authority
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Treaty of Nanjing
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chinese payment of indemnity, elimination of hongs, set tariff by English, extraterritoriality/ treaty ports, most-favored-nation status
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2nd Opium War (arrow wars)
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sparked by execution of French Catholic missionary by local official, Britian&France vs. Qing
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Peking Convention
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more treaty ports, foreign trading posts on Yangtze, legalized opium trade
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Unequal Treaties
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disrespected Chinese sovereignty, British dictated tariffs, industry unprotected from foreign competition, legalized drug-running, most-favored-nation status=free-for-all
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treaty Ports
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foreigners assumed authority to create extended embassies, traders lived and do not have to abide by Chinese rule
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Most favored Nation Status
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trade terms with Britain extended to all Western Nations British Hong Kong treaty revision & rights recovery
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White Lotus Rebellion (1790s)
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anti-manchu uprising rought on by impoverished people. originally a tax protest
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Taiping Rebellion
Definition
lead by Hong Xiuquan, appealed to ethnic Chinese sense of pride, recruited masses, Anti-Manchu, anti-imperialists, anti-confucian, equal status for women, redistribution of land, no hierarchy, Qing vs. Taiping, defeated by corrupt leadership and fanaticism
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heavenly kingdon of great peace
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- claims Mandate
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Qing "dual Policy"
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”- alliance with foreigners vs. Taiping, moral reform within imperial regime (promotion of Chinese Confucians to positions of power)
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Self Strengthening Movement
Definition
efforts to industrialize and modernize China to compete with Western powers (technology, army, navy)
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New Model Armies
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modernized armies with Western technology
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Provincial Warlords
Definition
Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong still loyal to Qing but wanted to modernize
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Sino_japanese war
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)- Qing leaves Li Hongzhang's provincial army to defend vs. Japan, huge humiliation, had to pay indemnities to Japan, Qing lose prestige
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Korea
Definition
Japan claims and causes Western powers to scramble to claim their spheres of influence
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Hundred Days of Reform
Definition
new emperor allows scholars to propose reforms after the humiliating loss of the Sino-Japanese War and the enlarged foreign spheres of influence. Empress Dowager imprisons emperor and tries to purge China of reformers “protect the emperor”
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Spheres of Influence
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- an area or region over which a state has significant cultural, economic, military, or political influence, Russia, Japan, Germany, France, Britain
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Boxer Rebellion
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secret society of Chinese peasantry, Anti-Manchu and anti-imperialists, Chinese nationalists known as "Harmonius Order of Righteous Fists," Qing vs. Chinese Nationalists
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Boxer War
Definition
Emp. Dowager flip flops and declares
war against the imperialists. Qing&nationalists vs. imperialists. Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong nonaligned (want to see Qing collapse)
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Boxer Protocall
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Qing has to pay indemnities, imperial officials scapegoated & executed, forced to accept Western intrusion & control
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Revive China Society
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secret society of ex-patriot revolutionaries founded by Sun Yatsen, tried & failed to overthrow Manchu, exiled in Japan until Double 10
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China REvolutionary League
Definition
fledged for Revive China Society, proclaimed to represent the true nation of China (aka Tung-meng hui)
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Three principles of the People
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Nationalism (overthrow Manchu and restore China to Chinese), Democracy (establish republic), People's Livelihood (redistribute land equally)
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Political Tutalage
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”- Sun's concept of need for a one-party rule temporarily until the people can unlearn Confucian principles in the process of becoming hsin min
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Double 10
Definition
- the first day of the Wuhan Uprising, celebrated today at the national day of Taiwan and the collapse Qing
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Wuhan Uprising
Definition
: Armed uprising took place of citizens trying to overthrown the Qing dynasty. It basically started the revolution
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Republic of China
Definition
This was the government control that moved OUT of the mainland when they were defeated by the CCP. They established their own rule in Taiwan (used to be the Chinese KMT)
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Japans 21 Demands
Definition
wanted mining rights, control of Manchurian railroad, Shangtung, any future territorial concessions-- or refuse & go to war warlord era (1916-1927)- Chinese governor-generals with armies control interior regions until defeated by Northern Expedition
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New Culture Movement
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reform minded intellectuals call for natural rights philosophy, capitalism, and science & technology, bourgeoisie want civil order & free enterprise Guomindang (GMD)
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May 4th Movement
Definition
)- student- led protest of the Treaty of Versaille giving Shangtung to Japan, birth of CCP Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
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1st united Front
Definition
GMD and CCP work together to get rid of ruling warlords throughout China. CCP joined to help spread communism and GMD wanted to control communists from within
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Northern Expedition
Definition
military campaign led by GMD to end rule of local warlords and unite China under GMD
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White Terror (1927)
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GMD purge of communists in Shanghai, end of 1st united front Nanjing-Wuhan Split
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Jiangxi Soviet Republic (1927-1935)
Definition
Communism based on Soviet principles and Communist Manifesto, lead by Otto Braun until Long March when Mao & his ideology emerges over Braun’s
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Manchuk0 1931
Definition
puppet state in Manchuria set up by Japan
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New Life Movement
Definition
revival of political morality (wen), acknowledgment of GMD corruption
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Blue shirts society
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cadre of GMD idealogues enamored with fascist doctrine & discipline, anti-communist&socialist, secret police within GMD
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Long March 1935-36
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massive retreat by CCP to avoid GMD, Mao becomes in command
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Yan'an Spirit
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where Mao’s power consolidated, Mao though formulated, and Cult started, later became pilgrimage for Red Guards
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Rape of Nanjing
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Japanese take over Nanjing and just destroy it. Rape and kill thousands of civilians
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2nd United Front
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Mao & Chiang support united front against Japanese due to spread of invasion, fought Japanese independently
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Fling Tigers
Definition
volunteer American airmen supporting Nationalists
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Dixie Mission
Definition
diplomatic mission to CCP to assess political & military viability, 2 diplomats thought CCP was China's future
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Chinese Civil War (1945-1949)
Definition
Communist vs. Nationalist, the Japanese interrupted it and they joined forced to fight the Japanese in the Second United Front
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Peoples liberation army
Definition
Military army for the communist party
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loss of china (1949)
Definition
Formed the peoples republic of china ( I think its when half of the government moved to Taiwan and half stayed in the mainland to rule.)
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Peoples Republic of China
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Communist party of china
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Republic of China
Definition
This was the party that had to leave mainland because the communist won. They went to Taiwan to set up their own government
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Mccarthyism
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Making accusations of disloyalty or treason without evidence
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Cult of Mao
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everyone loves Mao who is the leader of the communist party (like a cult)
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Mao Zedong THought
Definition
Peace&Land (redistribution of land), Liberate the oppressed (equality of men & women), One-party representation & rule, Maoisms (red book),
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Democratic centralism
Definition
a dictatorship of all revolutionary classes," power concentrated in the hands of a few in order to guarantee that all class interests are represented
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Doctrine of the Mass Line
Definition
listening to peasantry and figuring out their needs/wants
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Thought reform
Definition
way to create new public, new way of thinking, forcefully changed thinking and consciousness through public humiliation
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Two Line Struggle
Definition
Reds (idealogues)
Socialism! (Marxist-Leninism)
Experts (Rightists, capitalist-roaders) Pragmatism (esp. economic
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Korean War
Definition
(1950-1954): Between north and south korea. United states aid the south, Chinese communist aid the north
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Gradualism
Definition
Change modified in small changes (like china changing the government from nationalist to communist?)
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mixed economy
Definition
includes a variety of public and government control ( a mix of capitalism & socialism)
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Comman Economy
Definition
central government controls all aspects of economy . they say what they want, the people must supply
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Three antis and Five Antis
Definition
Three Antis purged gov't of corruption, waste, bureaucratization, elimate GMD officials, rise of party officials of peasant upbringing, Five Antis purged capitalists classes (merchants, factory owners, gentry), criminal prosecution, imprisonment, execution, thought reform
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1st Five Year Plan
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CCP adopted the Soviet economic model, based on state ownership in the modern sector, large collective units in agriculture, and centralized economic planning
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Hundred Flowers Campaign
Definition
Mao allowed people to make suggestions on how to reform the CCP
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Anti Rightist Campaign
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hut down invitation of reform, campaign by Reds to purge party/China of rightists and capitalists roaders
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Great Leap Forward
Definition
mass campaign to accelerate China's agricultural and industrial revolution, agricultural communes massive failure= cadres falsely inflate production reports, famine (20-30 people die), massive underproduction
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2nd Five YEar plan
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abandons soviet-style state direction of industrial development for grass-roots production directed by party cadres
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Sino-Soviet Split
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Khrushchev criticizes CCP and denounces GLF as 'Stalinist'
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Quemoy & Matsu incidents
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China wanted to attack these Straits of Taiwan where Nationalists were but didn't inform Soviet Union, USSR didn't want China to attack b/c invited war between USSR & US
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Red Guards
Definition
Quasi military organization made up of young people, backed by Mao to destroy the Four Olds, attacked 'capitalist roaders' 'rightists' or anyone with a 'bad' background, Red Guard activity became too chaotic so Mao ordered them to be disbanded and PLA forcibly repressed the students
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Red Guards
Definition
Quasi military organization made up of young people, backed by Mao to destroy the Four Olds, attacked 'capitalist roaders' 'rightists' or anyone with a 'bad' background, Red Guard activity became too chaotic so Mao ordered them to be disbanded and PLA forcibly repressed the students
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Gang of 4
Definition
Jiang Qing and Central Cultural Revolution Group, Mao disbands Red Guards to diminish their power
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4 Olds Campaign
Definition
goal of CR to bring an end to Old Culture, Habit, Ideas, and Customs, Liu Shaoqi demoted/imprisoned during campaign 4
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Four Modernizations
Definition
Decollectivization: un-consolidate land and labour (basically the opposite of collectivization)
sideline productions: working to make money on the side
Special Economic Zones: Special zones set up by communist where traders had privileges and tax benefits
foreign-joint ventures: formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. Between foreigners.
privatization of SOE’s
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Democracy Wall 1978
Definition
Deng allowed people to voice opinions of political reform, later cracked down
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Tienanmen Massacre 1989
Definition
brought about from Gorbachev's visit & death of rightists, people protested for economic change and democratic reform, after about a month the PLA cleared the square and leaving many dead/injured
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Confucius
Definition
scholar that emerged during the Han dynasty, creator of the “Confucian Virtue” and “Li
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Mencius
Definition
-- Confucius’s Number one disciple and student
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Sun Tzu
Definition
– The creator of the “art of war”, a book that had historical facts on battles and wars won and lost.
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Marco Polo
Definition
world traveler, found the “silk road”.
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Kublai Khan
Definition
– Founder of the “Yuan” Dynasty, he was the first “Non han” to rule China as emperor.
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Nurgaci
Definition
virtual founder of Qing dynasty, considered father of Manchu people
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Qianlong Emperor
Definition
Was the fifth Manchu emperor (not too sure about this one)
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Commisioner Lin Zexu
Definition
very old school Confucian commissioner, sent to crack down Opium factories in China.
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Emperess Dowager (old buddah)
Definition
Manchu Empress, came to power after organizing a Coup De’ Tat. Not a favorite among the people, allying with the foreigners to quell the rebels instead of the other way around. A very conservitive ruler, originally the emporer’s concubine, she rules 48 years for her son then nephew.
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Hong Xiuquan
Definition
– The Leader of the Taiping Rebels, adopted Chinese Christianity and led one of the biggest rebellions in China. (He thought he was Jesus’ brother)
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FT Ward
Definition
Fredrick Townstead, allied with Manchu’s to quell rebels.
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Chinese Gordon
Definition
– A foreign general that helped the Manchu’s quell the rebels after the alliance was made between Manchu and foreigners.
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Zeng Guofan The Confucian General
Definition
a Trusted general who served under empress Cixi, he was Han and believed in serving the emporer as the highest priority even if he/she is imcompident. Zeng demoralized the Tai Ping army and recruited the loyality of many peasants because of his heritage (Han) and Confucian virtues.
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Li Hongzhang
Definition
Another general that served under Cixi, with the same idea that Li would demoralize the rebels how Zeng did. (General of Taijin, from Hebei province) His navy funds to fight the japanese during the Sino Japanese war was also neglected because empress Cixi used that money to build her summer palace.
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Zhang Zhidong
Definition
Governor general of Wunan, Hubei province as well. Loyal to Qing but all 3 of them think china should industrialize. Thru their own efforts (self strengthening)
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Kang Youwei
Definition
one of the two 100 days of reform reformists. He was a buddist that wanted to save China via consitutional monarchy. Was exiled by Cixi.
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Liang Quicha
Definition
— the second reformist, he believed that China needed to be revived by “Hisn Min” the new perople. Both Kang and Liang fled to Japan after being exiled.
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Li Zun Shun
Definition
a well known novel writer in China, advacating the flaw of Confucianism in his books via secret hints.
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Sun Yat-sen
Definition
— born in a vicinity of Canton, inspired by stories told to him by a Tai Ping soldier when he was a little boy. He attended medical college in Hong Kong, Mad at Qing Rule, decided to go back to China to set things right. The founded the “secret society of expatriot revolutionaries” in Hawaii. He was in Colorado when the Qing collapsed. Founder of the Tung-Meng Hui.
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Pu Yi
Definition
Cixi named Pu Yi, her 3 year old grandson as emperor when she was dying, Pu Yi was the last emperor of China.
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Yuan Shikai
Definition
successed Li Hong Zheng as general of Taijin, commanded the most powerful army force in Beijing. Sun picked Yuan because he didn’t have any other choice, gave Yuan the opportunity to become the president of Republic of China in Nanking if Yuan would support Sun’s idea of a new government. Of course Yuan betrayed him by claming the mandate of heaven 1915, forcing China into a “warlord age”.
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Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
Definition
Becomes the president of GMD after Sun’s death 1925. He was NOT of peasant background, was son of a salt merchant (gentry). Educated in Japan, marries Sun’s sister in law. Fails entirely the war between the Nationalist and the CCP. Chiang HATED the communists.
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Soong May-ling
Definition
Sun’s sister in law, who marries Chiang. She advacated how the nationalists are right, communism is wrong when she went to America, so the Americans would support the nationalists.
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karl marx
Definition
father of Communism, writer of Communist Manifesto,
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Vladimir Lenin
Definition
head of state of soviet union “Leninism”: having a dictatorship of the people
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Leon Trotsky
Definition
founder and commander of red army “Marxism”: no private property (communism
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Joseph Stalin
Definition
Russian equivalent of Mao Zedong (he is a communist)
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Maihkael Borodin
Definition
commintern agent in china. Arranged deals between china and Russia as an arms dealer.
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Otto Braun
Definition
Comintern agent sent to lead Chinese communist revolution, leads CCP until Long March
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Mao Zedong
Definition
Communist leader of China!
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Zhou Enlai
Definition
Ally to mao, and was a communist supporter (not quite as communist as moa)
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Joseph Stilwel
Definition
Guy from United States hired by Chinese to help fight, he wanted to reform the Chinese army but the Chinese were hesitant
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Claire Chinnault
Definition
American military aviator who commanded the Flying Tigers
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Patrick Hurley
Definition
FDR's emissary to Dixie Mission then US ambassador, advocates US support of coalition gov't
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