Chinese History By bgoossen Aug 1, 1894 Sino Japanese War Period: Aug 1, 1894 to Mar 23, 2011 Chinese History May 1, 1916 Warload Period Begins Mar 17, 1945 Civil War Begins Mar 17, 1947 World War Two Begins (Japan Attacks) Mar 17, 1949 Mao Zedong & Communist Party Instigated Mar 17, 1958 Great Leap Forward Mar 17, 1978 "Slowly Rising" Mar 17, 1978 Deng Xiaoping & Economic Reforms