Causes of the first period of the Chinese civil war

By luisalberto123456

  • Double Tenth Revolution

    Double Tenth Revolution
    Uprising that ended the Qing Dynasty. Sun Yixian led nationalists to create a Chinese republic.

  • Sun Yixian becomes provisional president

    Sun Yixian becomes provisional president
    The Guomindang (GMD) is formed and wins majority in parliament.

  • Japan's Twenty One demands

    Japan's Twenty One demands
    Demands that allowed Japan to expand as they obtained Manchuria and got control of the Chinese economy.

  • Warlord era begins

    Warlord era begins
    China was divided among military members. The regions were: Sichuan, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Yunnan, and Xinjiang.

  • May Fourth Movement

    May Fourth Movement
    Students were protesting against China's response to Versailles Treaty as Japan, China's enemy, received more territory.

  • Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was formed.

    Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was formed.
    A political party and a revolutionary movement by revolutionaries such as Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu.

  • Government controlled by GMD

    Government controlled by GMD
    When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, the political leadership of the GMD fell to Wang Jingwei and Hu Hanmin.

  • Communist led strikes in Central China threaten Jiang.

    Communist led strikes in Central China threaten Jiang.
    There is a massacre of Communists and all communists are expelled from GMD.

  • Jiang Jieshi becomes leader of GMD

    Jiang Jieshi becomes leader of GMD
    Jiang commanded the Northern Expedition that reunified China and brought the Warlord Era to an end.

  • JIang declares China united.

    JIang declares China united.
    Warlord Era finishes and GMD goes against communists.