Chiang Kai-shek• Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists • Chiang Kai-shek-Born on October 1887 in Fenguua, China • Chiang was a soldier that was sent to the military academy in Paoting. • In 1907 he attended the Military State College in Tokyo. • In 1924 C

By arshapiro16
  • Period: 221 to

    National capital at Beijing

    As far back as 700,000 years ago, the primitive tribe of ‘Peking Man’ was dwelling in Beijing’s Zhoukoudian area. However Beijing (originally named Ji) has been established as a capital for more than 3,000 years.
    From 221 B.C., Beijing was a town of military importance in Northern China
    938 A.D., Beijing took on the role of the capital of Peidu, Jinshangdu, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
    1264 Beijing first served as the capital of a united China when Kublai Khan’s victorious Mongol
  • Period: to

    Sun Yat Sen

    Dr. Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the "father of modern China".
    1911 Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty . He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century
  • Period: to

    Chinese Civil War

    2200 Supposed founding of Hsai dynasty.
    Circa 1700 Probable beginning of Shang dynasty.
    1054 Wu Wang and army officers topple Shang dynasty and execute last Shang king. Chou dynasty begins.
    Circa 1000 Silk weaving, ploughing, astronomy and map drawing begin.
    Circa 770 China becomes known as "Chung Kuo", meaning 'Middle Kingdom" or "Centre Country".
    551-479 Life of Confucius.
    278 Soldiers of Ch'in seize the Chou capital.
    255 Ch'in soldiers gain control of China.
  • Period: to

    Republic of China Established

    The Republic of China was established in the ashes of the Qing Dynasty.
    Dr. Sun Yat-sen, an intellectual who committed himself to China’s reform, was elected president of the republic. Republic of China moves to Taiwan
    Taipei's decision to change its passport design threatens to become another creeping pro-independence move
    This will make the cross-straits relations worse because it’s leading main land experts on Taiwan studies Shanghai Massacre

    was in 1927
    also known as the April 12
  • Period: to

    Mao ZeDong

    Mao ZeDong
    Born December 26 1931
    1911 – fought on the Revolutionary side in Changsha against Qing Dynasty
    1919 – travels to Beijing during May 4th Movement
    1920 – Married Yang Kaihui, daughter of Professor Yang Changji; three sons
    1921 – Mao introduced to Marxism working at library of Peking University
    July 23, 1921 attended his 1st session of National Congress of Comm. party
    • 1924 – Delegate to 1st National Conference of KMT; organizes Hunan branch
    1927 – Mao leads Autumn Harvest Uprising
  • Period: to

    Long March

    October 1934 – October 1935
    historic journey of 6,000 miles in Jiangxi south China, Communist army forces fled their bases was mid 1930s
    reenact 1949 Revolution

  • Chiang Kai-shek

    1925 Chiang led nationalist troops in the Northern Expedition to unify China and end the Warlord era.
    1928-overall leader of the ROC and led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War
    1928 took control of the Kuomintang (KMT)

    April 5, 1975-October 31 1887 served as Generalissimo of the national government of the Republic of China (ROC)
  • Period: to

    World War II

    Even today the Modern world is still living with the punishments that world was 2 caused
    Was the biggest conflict in history
    70 years ago on September 1st 1939
    Germany invaded Poland without warning sparking the start of World War 2
    By the evening of September 3rd Britain and France were in war against Germany
    Within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa

  • Peoples Republic of china Established (communism)

    1949, Oct.: Proclamation of the People's Republic of China.

    1949, Nov.: China founds Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), merging Academia Sinica (Nanjing) and Beiping Academy (Beijing).

    1950: New marriage law bans polygamy and arranged marriages. Tries to strengthen women's status.
    1951: Vatican and China break off diplomatic relations.
    1951: United Nations places a global arms embargo on China because China's involvement in Korean War.
    1953-1957: 1. Five Year Plan focus