1900 UPRISING IN CHINA'S PEASANTS AIMED AT ENDING FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN THE COUNTRY

IN COMMUNIST CHINA, A COLLECTIVE FARM ON WHICH A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE TOGETHER

started in China by Mao Zedong to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands.

in 1978 he became leader of China, and created a program called the 4 modernizations; he also opened up China to foreign nations.

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

Deng Xiaoping's plan to change China after the disaster of Cultural Revolution. Improve- agriculture, science/technology, defense and industry

The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.

British colony in China; became a major commercial and industrial center; returned to China in 1997.

He once was called Chiang Kai-shek he became the leader of the Kuomintang when Sun Yixian died.

NAME FOR CHINA'S NATIONALIST PARTY

The 6,000-mile (9,600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists, led by Mao Zedong, were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek.

(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Militia units formed by Chinese young people in 1966 in response to Mao Zedong's call for a social and cultural revolution

Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China)

FIRST LEADER OF NATIONALIST PARTY; LED THE OVERTHROW OF LAST CHINESE DYNASTY

Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life.

Zhou Enlai was a prominent and influential member of the Chinese Communist Party during the time of Mao. He played a large role in China's reestablishing ties with the West.

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Term	Definition
BOXER REBELLION	1900 UPRISING IN CHINA'S PEASANTS AIMED AT ENDING FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN THE COUNTRY
COMMUNE	IN COMMUNIST CHINA, A COLLECTIVE FARM ON WHICH A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE TOGETHER
CULTURAL REVOLUTION	started in China by Mao Zedong to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands.
DENG ZIOPING	in 1978 he became leader of China, and created a program called the 4 modernizations; he also opened up China to foreign nations.
ETHNOCENTRISM	Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
FOUR MODERNIZATIONS	Deng Xiaoping's plan to change China after the disaster of Cultural Revolution. Improve- agriculture, science/technology, defense and industry
GRAND CANAL	The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.
HONG KONG	British colony in China; became a major commercial and industrial center; returned to China in 1997.
JIANG JIESHI	He once was called Chiang Kai-shek he became the leader of the Kuomintang when Sun Yixian died.
KUONINTANG	NAME FOR CHINA'S NATIONALIST PARTY
LONG MARCH	The 6,000-mile (9,600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists, led by Mao Zedong, were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek.
MAO ZEDONG	(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
NATIONALISM	A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
RED GUARDS	Militia units formed by Chinese young people in 1966 in response to Mao Zedong's call for a social and cultural revolution
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE	Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China)
SUN YIXIAN	FIRST LEADER OF NATIONALIST PARTY; LED THE OVERTHROW OF LAST CHINESE DYNASTY
TIANANMEN SQUARE	Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life.
ZHOU ENLAI	Zhou Enlai was a prominent and influential member of the Chinese Communist Party during the time of Mao. He played a large role in China's reestablishing ties with the West.

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