Causes of the first period of the Chinese civil war

  • The Taiping Rebellion spread throughout southern China.

    The Taiping Rebellion spread throughout southern China.
  • China remained subjugated to the West, and faced the humiliation of defeat in war to Japan

  • Westerners in the Boxer Rebellion

    Westerners in the Boxer Rebellion
  • China lost more territory to Japan when it was part of the settlement in the Russo-Japanese War

  • Yuan´s final miscalculation was to proclaim himself Emperor

    Yuan´s final miscalculation was to proclaim himself Emperor
  • A new Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

    A new Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
  • US commander General Joseph Stilwell levaes China at Jiang Jieshi´s

    US commander General Joseph Stilwell levaes China at Jiang Jieshi´s
  • Truce between CCP and GMD

    Truce between CCP and GMD
  • Marshall leaves China

    Marshall leaves China
  • Mao announces the establishment of the People´s Republic of china

    Mao announces the establishment of the People´s Republic of china