The United Kingdom defeated China in the First Opium War, and had to open the country to foreign trade and influence; learn the details in this lesson.

Learn how the United Kingdom and France strengthened western influence over China by defeating them in the Second Opium War between 1856 and 1860.

The First Sino-Japanese War established Japan as the major Asian power in the end of the 19th century; learn the details of this far east conflict.

Learn how the xenophobic Boxers Movement, supported by the Chinese Empress, attacked foreigners and Christians when the Qing dynasty was in decline.

Learn how an Asian country defeated a European power for the first time in the Russo-Japanese War, including the events that lead to and occurred after the war.

This lesson explains the Chinese Civil War which led to two systems, the Communist People’s Republic on the mainland and the Republic of China on Taiwan.

The Korean War was a major military conflict and significant part of the Cold War; learn what continues to divide this country in this history lesson.

The Great Leap Forward was an economic campaign in China to achieve communism. The campaign failed and caused the worst famine in the history of mankind.

In this lesson, learn about the Cultural Revolution, a mass movement that disrupted the cultural, educational and intellectual life in China using brutal means.