Explore the past 100 years of changing China. (Skills Master 1).After reading the World article on pp. 10-13, refer to this information bank, which lists major events and changes in China during the past 100 years. Then answer the following questions. INFORMATION BANK 1901: Weakened by rebellion and foreign intervention, Empress Cixi (Tsu-hsi) of China gives up some of her powers. 1912: China becomes a republic under the leadership of Dr. Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (s  n yät-sĕn), Mandarin Sun Wen, 1866–1925, Chinese revolutionary. He was born near Guangzhou into a farm-owning family. . Thousands of years of imperial rule end. 1931: Japan seizes China's northeastern province and makes it the puppet state Noun 1. puppet state - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed pupet regime, puppet government of Manchukuo. 1937: Japanese troops invade eastern China. 1941: The U.S. enters World War land becomes one of China's allies. 1945: Japan is defeated. Civil war begins between the Communists and Nationalists for control of China. 1949: Communists led by Mao Zedong Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (mou dzŭ-d  ng), 1893–1976, founder of the People's Republic of China. gain control of mainland China and proclaim the "People's Republic People's Republicn. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. ." The Nationalist government retreats to the island of Taiwan. 1950: Chinese Communist troops enter the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. , battling U.S. and UN forces. 1971: The People's Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations, replacing the Nationalist government located in Taiwan. 1972: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon visits China, ending two decades of hostility between the two countries. 1976: Mao Zedong dies. 1989: Chinese army Two modern armies have been known in English as the Chinese Army:
1997: China regains the colony of Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. from Britain. 1999: China regains the colony of Macao from Portugal. 2001: The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 votes to make China the host of the 2008 Summer Games. QUESTIONS Write the word, name, or phrase in the space provided to complete each of the following sentences correctly. 1. The Nationalist government fled to the island of __________ after the Communists took control of mainland China in 1949. 2. Thousands of years of __________in China ended in 1912. 3. __________ became the first U.S. President to visit Communist China. 4. In 1971, the People's Republic became China's representative in the __________. 5. __________ the man who led the Communist takeover of China in 1949, died in 1976. 6. China was already at war with __________ when the U.S. entered World War II. 7. In the 1990s, China regained the European colonies of __________ and __________. 8. In 1989, Chinese troops crushed __________ __________ in Beijing. 9. Japan took control of China's northeastern province in 1931 and renamed it __________ 10. To the delight of most Chinese, China won the right to host the __________ in 2008. Skills Master I, p. T-6 1. Taiwan 2. imperial rule 3. Richard M. Nixon 4. United Nations 5. Mao Zedong 6. Japan 7. Hong Kong and Macao 8. pro-democracy demonstrations 9. Manchukuo 10. Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. |
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