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The Eight-Nation Alliance was formed to protect Western interests in this Asian nation during a 1900 uprising against foreigners |
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$800 |
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HISTORIC ALLIANCES |
2022-06-17 |
#8665 |
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"Imperial Twilight" by Stephen Platt takes a look at the relations between Britain & this nation during the Opium Wars |
China
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$1,600 |
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HISTORY BOOKS |
2019-07-24 |
#8043 |
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The Cultural Revolution (1966) |
China
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$400 |
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REVOLUTIONARY COUNTRIES |
2014-03-14 |
#6795 |
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A king described Nepal as "a yam between two boulders"; one is India, this is the other |
China
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$200 |
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NEPALESE HISTORY |
2004-12-03 |
#4660 |
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In 1368 the Ming dynasty didn't just take over this country, they urned it |
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$800 |
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HISTORY |
2004-10-21 |
#4629 |
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In 1982 this country, appropriately, began issuing a series of panda coins |
China
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$200 |
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REMEMBER THE '80s |
2003-04-03 |
#4289 |
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2nd century B.C. historian Ssu-Ma Ch'ien put together the first comprehensive history of this country |
China
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$200 |
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HISTORIC HISTORIANS |
2002-09-06 |
#4140 |
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The Boxer Protocol, signed in September 1901, forced this country to pay about $330 million |
China
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$300 |
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HISTORY TEST |
2001-10-23 |
#3942 |
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The California Gold Rush started the first big wave of immigration from this Asian nation |
China
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$100 |
J |
HISTORY |
2000-12-15 |
#3750 |
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Maybe "dynasty" is the wrong word for this country's Hsin, which lasted about 15 years & 1 emperor |
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THE FIRST CENTURY |
1999-01-29 |
#3320 |
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Between 1850 & 1864, the Taiping Rebellion claimed an estimated 20,000,000 lives in this country |
China
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$200 |
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HISTORY |
1998-02-16 |
#3106 |
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Kuan Han-Ch'ing was a leading playwright of this country's Yuan dynasty |
China
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$200 |
DJ |
THEATRE HISTORY |
1997-04-23 |
#2923 |
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Sung T'ai Tsu founded this country's Sung dynasty in 960 |
China
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$100 |
J |
HISTORY |
1997-02-05 |
#2868 |
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An 1882 act excluded laborers from this Asian country from entering the U.S. |
China
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$100 |
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THE 1880s |
1996-04-15 |
#2686 |
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A peasant uprising called the White Lotus Rebellion began in this country in 1796 |
China
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$200 |
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THE 1790s |
1995-11-27 |
#2586 |
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After the Han Dynasty fell, this country was divided into 3 kingdoms: Wei, Wu & Shu |
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1995-09-20 |
#2538 |
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Between August 23 & October 6, 1958 this country bombed Quemoy Island |
China
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$400 |
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THE 1950s |
1995-09-11 |
#2531 |
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In 1856 France joined Britain in a second Opium War with this country |
China
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$200 |
DJ |
HISTORY |
1995-07-04 |
#2512 |
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In 1921 Russia helped Mongolia secure its independence from this country after more than 200 years |
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1995-03-24 |
#2440 |
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Ruling for nearly 900 years, the Zhou was this country's longest-reigning dynasty |
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1995-01-26 |
#2399 |
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In 1989 Deng Xiaoping resigned from this country's leadership after 65 years in politics |
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$200 |
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MODERN HISTORY |
1994-07-22 |
#2295 |
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In October 1934 Mao Tse-Tung & about 85,000 troops embarked on this country's "Long March" |
China
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$100 |
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THE 1930s |
1994-07-04 |
#2281 |
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Between 907 & 960 this country experienced 5 dynasties & 10 kingdoms, including the Wu & Min |
China
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1994-06-22 |
#2273 |
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In 1982 this country announced that its population had grown to over 1 billion |
China
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$200 |
J |
THE 1980s |
1994-06-06 |
#2261 |
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Under the terms of the 1901 Boxer Protocol, 10 high officials of this country were executed |
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1993-09-08 |
#2068 |
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Emperor Ming Huang of this country founded an academy for actors in the 8th century |
China
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$100 |
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THEATRE HISTORY |
1992-04-13 |
#1766 |
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Liu Pang, a man of humble birth, founded this country's Han Dynasty circa 202 B.C. |
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$200 |
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HISTORIC FIGURES |
1991-10-23 |
#1643 |
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Shun-chih was about 6 yrs. old when he became the 1st Manchu emperor of this country in 1644 |
China
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$100 |
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17th CENTURY PERSONALITIES |
1990-12-03 |
#1441 |
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"The Great Leap Forward" program begun in 1958 to modernize this country didn't work |
China
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$100 |
J |
THE '50s |
1990-11-27 |
#1437 |
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The first Asian country to detonate a nuclear bomb |
China
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$300 |
J |
MODERN HISTORY |
1990-11-12 |
#1426 |
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Over 20 million people died in this country's T'ai-p'ing Rebellion from 1850-64 |
China
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$100 |
J |
HISTORY |
1990-07-03 |
#1362 |
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In 1962 India reversed policy & asked the U.S. for arms to aid in its border war with this country |
China
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$600 |
DJ |
HISTORY |
1988-12-06 |
#982 |
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This country was probably named for the Ch'in dynasty, which unified t in 221 B.C. |
China
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$100 |
J |
HISTORY |
1987-12-21 |
#761 |
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The kimono was not originally Japanese but an adaptation of the p'ao, a robe from this country |
China
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$100 |
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FASHION HISTORY |
1987-11-24 |
#742 |
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Japan's 8-year war against this country began at the Marco Polo Bridge in July 1937 |
China
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$800 |
DJ |
THE 1930s |
1987-05-25 |
#641 |
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America's "Open Door Policy" of the late 19th century pertained to trade with this country |
China
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$1,000 |
DJ |
HISTORY |
1986-10-03 |
#475 |
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In 1976, an earthquake killed 650,000 people in this country's city T'ang-shan |
China
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$200 |
J |
MODERN HISTORY |
1986-02-27 |
#384 |
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In 1796, the population of this Asian nation was 275 million |
China
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$200 |
DJ |
THE 1700s |
1985-09-11 |
#263 |
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Reagan stopped in Hawaii & Guam on his way to this country in May |
China
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$200 |
J |
1984 |
1984-12-18 |
#72 |