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Long term causes
Imperial Manchu Dinasty ruled china -
China was political weakness European Political weakness humiliated them
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Period: to
After Yuan
China broke up into small states and provinces, controlled by a warlord -
Political parties
In response to warlords, two political movements appear GMD and CCP -
May fourth movement began
it was dedicated to change and rebirth China as a proud and indenpendent nation -
Alliance
communists and nationalists came together in an allience -
Attempt to unify China
The first united front -
Northen expedition
GMD set out to crush the warloards of central and northen China -
The GMD attacks the CCP
Jiang attacks on the communists reached a peak in Shangai in the White Terror
