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Taiping Rebellion
Spread in southern China. It was part religious and political reform movement, we can say it was against the Qing Dynasty (peasant's conditions were deplorable). It cost the life of various millions of Chinese by regional armies. It lasted 16 years -
End of the Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty fell by a revolution named Double Tenth because of heirs incapability of rulling. A republic was made from the ashes. -
Yuan Shikai raises to power
After the Qing dynasty fell, two leaders pretended to obtain China's rule. After some diplomacy, Sun Yixian granted the power to Yuan Shikai since he suggested a civil war could be inminent. Shikai established a Constitutional Republic -
Yuan Shikai as emperor
First, he had established a National Assembly (legislature). Yixian won election, subseuently Shikai murdered him. Then dissolved the Assembly. Shikai claimed himself emperor, beginning the "Grand Constitutional Era" -
Warlord era (Begin)
Yuan Shikaiobtained the power over the 18 provinces in China. Then, he assigned military governors to each. -
May Fourth Movement
Students led a mass demonstration in Beijing against warlords, traditional culture and Japanese -
First United Front creation
Both political parties, the capitalis GMD and the communist CCPunified to creat this movement in order to erradicate the existing warlords. -
Warlord era (End)
The First United Front began the "Northen Expedition" in 1926, resulting in a total success and in the year of this card, it had already captured 3 warlords. -
"White Terror"
Jiang Jieshi (leader of the GMD) attacked the communist in this party (expelded them) and killed 5,000 in Shanghai. -
GMD as a legitimate government of China
After destroying the power of the warlord 2 years ago, the GMD established as the legitimate government of China, and the thrown was for Nanjing
