Causes of the first period of the Chinese civil war By carlosghg 1900 China ruled by the imperial Manchu dynasty Vast of population peasants 1911 Double Tenth Revolution 1911 Establishment of Chinese Revolution 1912 Dr Sun Yixian becomes Provisional President of the Republic 1912 Guomindang (GMD) formed and wins majority in parliament. 1915 Yuan Shikai attempts to become Empereror 1916 Yuan Shikai dies Wardlord era begins 1917 Dr. Sun Yixian attempts to set republic in Guangzhou 1917 Russian Revolution 1921 Chinese Communist Part (CCP) formed
