Causes of the first period of the Chinese Civil War

By Carol:v
  • Political Weakness and Influence if foreign powers

    Political Weakness and Influence if foreign powers

    *Britain attempted to spread Christianity
    *China was forced to sign unequal treaties
  • Period: to

    Taiping Rebellion

    Religious and political movement to avoid external influence on China.
  • Socio-economic factors

    Socio-economic factors

    • Peasants paid taxes
    • Population grew by 8%
    • Land cultivated only increased by 1%
  • Period: to

    Double Tenth Revolution

    *Overthrown the Manchu Dynasty
    *Dr Sun Yixian became China’s first president
  • Period: to

    Yuan Shikai

    • Yuan Shikai: Military dictator
    • Formation of the GMD (Guomindang)
  • Period: to

    Warlords

    • Warlords owned land and had their army
    • Increased among the Chinese people humiliation and nationalism
  • The May Fourth Movement

    The May Fourth Movement

    Demonstration in Beijing against warlords
  • First United Front

    First United Front

    • Sun Yixian Dies *GMD and CCP get together under the command of Jiang Jieshi
  • Period: to

    Attempt to Unify China

    *First United Front takes Central and Northern China
    *Nanjing was set for the new capital
  • White Terror

    White Terror

    GMD attacks the CCP: Movement to get rid of communists.