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'The double tenth'
On October 10th, the army tookover. The soldiers made the emperor to give up his position. Then they chose SunnYat-sen to be the new leader. -
Chinese Communist Party
Chinese fallowers of Lenin formed the Chinese Communist Party. They quickly got a lot of support, especially the people who were not paid quite as much. -
Guomindang
Chiang became the leader of the Guomindang. It was helped by the communists. Chiang started to started to stop the warlords. -
Alliance
Much of south China was under control of the comminuists. Bussinessmen and landowners were concerned about Chiang's alliance with the communists because they had been giving them money. Then, Chaing ordered his men to kill all the communists they could. -
Mao and the Communists
By 1931, Mao had organised a communist government. Chiang realized that the Jiangxi Soviet was more of a threat to his Guomindang government then the warlords. -
The Long March
The Nationalists have the comunists almost completely surrounded. The communists broke through and marched over 6,000 miles. This keeps the idea of communism alive in China, many people learn about communism during this time. -
Chiang Gets Kidnapped
Young Marshal kidnapped Chiang when he went to see an army base in Xian. Otherwise known ans the Xian Incident. -
Pearl Harbor
In 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This lead to World War 2. -
A-Bomb
In 1945, the United States droppes atomic bombs on Japan. After this, the Japanese government surrendered. -
Chiang was Defeated
Chiang knew he was beaten. He fled to taiwan. -
Land Reform
New land reform law, put on trial for mistreating pasants. Thousand of Japanese were put to death. -
Communists Drive People out
The communists leaders drive out western business in the country. -
The Great Leap Forward
The great leap forward was an attempt to make China more modern. It was not succesful for Mao. -
Red Guards
Miliions of teenage redguards walked around China. They Waved their little red books. -
Fall of Mao
This is the end of the Cultural Revolution, also the end of Mao. His widow and three other people tried to control the government and re-open the cultural revolution. The other communists didn't like that and killed them.
