The Peoples Republic of China: 1.3 Billion People and Growing

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The Peoples Republic of China: 1.3 Billion People and Growing

Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. Chinese Flag obtained from: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ © 2004 -Jon Benignus

A Note on Physical Geography Kunlun Mountains western China; source of Huang He (Yellow) and Yangtze rivers Tian Shan Mountains North of Taklamakan desert Full of valuable minerals Not discussed in Chapter 27 Qinling Shandi Mountains Divides the northern part of China from the south

Confucius Chinese Philosopher Ethical code of duty and honor Respect Authority very important Family Government Society Education Merchants low on social order http://www.crystalinks.com/confucius.html

Chinese Emigration Chinese merchants could make better living overseas Moved all over Southeast Asia, and East Indies. Chinese culture influenced the entire region.

Historical Global Trade Patterns Silk Road Trade Route -Ancient trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean World. This sparked European interests in finding sea routes to China

The Silk Road

East Meets West China was self-sufficient China did not need Western Goods British sold China Opium http://filmcritics.org.hk/opiumwar/opiumwar2.jpg

Foreign Control Chinese Emperor said no to drugs. British started the Opium Wars 1820s – 1840s The Chinese lost the war on drugs European nations divide up Chinese coastal regions

Spheres of Influence

Chiang Kai-shek Leader of most of China Nationalist China United States supported him during WWII Fled to Taiwan in 1949 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/burma42/p15.jpg

Mao Zedong Leader of Chinese Communists Allied to Chiang Kai-shek during WWII Took over China in 1949 http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/virtual_china/image/beijing_07.jpg

Chinese Civil War

Chinese Civil War

China and Soviets Chinese and Soviet Communists were allied Later they became enemies http://www.turnerlearning.com/cnn/coldwar/images/chna_s1b.gif

Nixon in China Nixon wanted China to hem the Soviets in 1973 Nixon was a known anti-communist http://www.gmu.edu/library/specialcollections/acsnic6_12_13f.jpg

Deng Xiaoping Leader of China from 1978-1989 Brought capitalism to Communist China http://psephos.adam-carr.net/china/09deng.jpg

Tiananmen Square Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe Democracy protests in 1989 Government sent in the tanks http://www.uncp.edu/library/instruction/images/tiananmen.jpg

Tiananmen Square How the West sees Tiananmen Some people are calling for sanctions http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/vc007243.jpg

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