Causes of the chinese civil war.

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  • Opium war.

    Opium war.
    Britain defeated china and the Chinese Empire was carved up into spheres of influence by Europeans, Americans and by Japan

  • Opium war.

    Opium war.
    Britain had defeated China and the great Chinese Empire was carved up into spheres of influence by the Europeans, Americans and by Japan

  • Taiping Rebellion.

    Taiping Rebellion.
    Half religious, half political movement, also known as taping civil war or total war, this war was wagged between the established Manchuled Quing dynasty and the taping Hevenly kingdom under Hong Xiuquan.

  • Taiping Rebellion.

    Taiping Rebellion.
    Civil and total war in China, it was wagged between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taping Hevenly kingdom under Hong Xiuquan

  • Self Strengthening movement.

    Self Strengthening movement.
    This movement was also known as westernization, period of institutional reforms inited in china during the late Qing dynasty following military disasters if the Opium war.

  • Boxer Rebellion.

    Boxer Rebellion.
    This lead the Chinese civil war because of the extension of anti-western feelings turned into a violent rebellion against westerns.

  • Ruso-Japanese war.

    Ruso-Japanese war.
    Conflict between Russia and Japan during 1904-1905, over imperial ambitions in Manchuria, this made China lost more territory to Japan.

  • Succession of Pu Yi.

    Succession of Pu Yi.
    The political weakness of China intensified with the death of the Emperor and the succession of the two-year-old boy Pu-Yi, Prince Chun ruled as a regent.

  • Double Tenth.

    Double Tenth.
    Revolution in which a republic was created. Began when the government lost the military control and then after the spread of the same one, most provinces declared themselves independent from Beijing.

  • Yuan Shikai rule.

    Yuan Shikai rule.
    Yuan ruled China as a dictator from 1912 until 1915. Created the GMD and the three principles.

  • Warlord era.

    Warlord era.
    After the death of Yuan Shikai, there was no one strong enough to rule Chin, the result was the collapse of Beijing, the oppositors to Yuan were called warlords.

  • The May Fourth movement.

    The May Fourth movement.
    This was a movement against warlords and foreigners in China, students protested against the Paris Peace Conference where the treaty of versailles were signed.