1. China By: Khalil DePlanter Jeremy Ferrer Andrea Aguilar

2. Geography and Climate of China China is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam The latitude and longitude of China is 35.00N, 105.00E China is mostly mountains, high plateaus, and deserts in the west. The lowest point of China is Turpan Pendi at -154m The highest point is Mount Everest at 8,850m Climate is extremely diverse; tropical in south to sub arctic is north Capital city is Beijing

3. Tourist Attractions in China The Great Wall of ChinaThe Temple of Heaven

4. Population Information Population is 1,343,239,923 Growth rate of China is.481% Morality Rate: 36 Deaths / 100,000 live births Infant Mortality rate: 15.62 deaths / 1,000 live births 17.6% under 18 73.6% over 18 3-4% Daoist, Buddhist, Christian 1-2% Muslim 91.5% Han Chinese 8.5% Other Nationalities

5. China’s Ethnicity graph

6. Facts on China The Chinese military is the largest standing military in the world. The demographics pose more job opportunities Produces the most hardware in the world

7. Early Governments of China Started in dynastic rule 24 dynasties in total Dynastic rule started with the Xia Dynasty Dynastic rule ended with Qing Dynasty in 1912 Nationalist party founded in 1912 by Sun Yatsen Kuomintang(Chinese Nationalists) fell in 1949

8. Communism in China Communism sparked in China in 1949 Maoism, was China’s variation of communism Maoism was similar to Marxism Based on Mao Zedong’s beliefs Maoism ended in 1976 but China remains communist

9. Revolutions in China Cultural revolution in China Revolution caused by Dissatisfied feeling with China’s new direction Mao in response to revolution launched massive political attack Revolution caused Mao’s wife to launch media campaign against him Mao was blamed for disorder and stripped of official position

10. Major Industries Diverse economic sectors, reformed State-Owned enterprises Power Industry, China is worlds second in generated electricity Manufacturing/Automobiles, China was at the top in the 1990’s Worlds largest producer in Iron and Steel Toy Industry alone brought in 10 billion US Dollars

11. China’s industrialized state China isn’t fully developed but is quickly getting there China at this moment is poor compared to high GDP countries They’re growing fast but the high population is holding them back China’s GDP was $8,400 per capita in 2011

12. Imperialism in China Many countries were trying to colonize China All these colonizers led to the Opium wars China was just slowed from developing due to colonization China isn’t suffering too bad from it now

13. China’s Rise The people’s republic of China helped unite them Chinese made an effort to graft western technology into China Effort was known as the Self- Strengthening Movement

14. China during World War I The Chinese we allied with the Allies during the war Before the war they were with the Central Powers China declared war on Germany to mainly gain recognition and power Chinese assisted on the Western Front but didn’t do any actual fighting 10,000 Chinese dead at the end of WWI

15. Years during World War I 1914, Primary government falls 1915, Yuan Shikan excepted the Twenty-One Demands issued by Japan Citizens took Yuan becoming emperor as a joke 1916, Yuan abandoned emperor plans and died June 6, 1916 August 1916 Sun Yatsen was back in China making speeches 1917, China declared war on Germany 1918, Beijing government signed secret deal with Japan accepting their claim to Shandong

16. China in World War II China was with the Allied Powers China was invaded by Japanese in 1931 Chiang Kai Shek attempted to resist Japanese in Singapore but failed

17. In China 1939-1945 1939, China are attempting to resist Japanese forces 1940, Japan takes Hong Kong peninsula 1941, China breaks relationships with Germany and Italy 1942, Singapore falls to Japan, Chinese defeated in Kinhwa 1943, Chinese launch counter-offensive and retake Changteh 1944, Chinese forces slowly retake their territory 1945, Chinese forces push Japanese all the way back

18. Cold War in China China was allied with the USSR China had nuclear weapons and they were installed Chinese Communists under Mao proclaimed the birth of the peoples republic Chaing-Kai-Shek and Chinese Nationalist forced to flee

19. China’s Influence China was supported by the Soviet Union Soviets help because of the fact that China was communist To promote itself China got involved in the Korean War, threatening to send troops to attack U.S. forces Soviets helped Mao fight off Nationalists and a mutual defense treaty was made against Japan and the U.S.

20. Years during the Cold War Oct. 1 1949, Communist Mao Zedong take control on China Dec. 1 1949 Chaing Kai-Shek moved to Formosa and started Nationalist government 1950, China gets involved in Korean War 1952, Five-Anti Campaign starts 1958, The Great Leap forward starts 1966, The Cultural Revolution happens 1972, Richard Nixon goes to China 1976, The arrest of “Gang of Four” and the deaths of Zbou Enlai and Mao Zedong 1980, Trial for the “Gang of Four” 1989, The Tiananmen Incident

21. Technology in China Several kinds of Technology available in China like High- Speed Rails, Nuclear Power, Super Computers, etc. The amount of technology in China helped massively because their large population Technology has impacted China greatly allowing them to grow at an extreme rate each year

22. Pros and Cons of China’s Technology Pros Faster Communication Better Health Care High wind generated electricity Cons Major environment problems like Air Pollution, Acid Rain, and land becoming deserts.

23. Occurred problems with China Inflation Population Environmental Concerns Consumption Mobility management

24. China’s Largest Problem China’s population is its hugest problem Population is about 1.3 Billion people China makes up 20% of worlds population Chinese restricted to only having one child

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