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Quing Dinasty
in 1900 Chinas was ruled by the Quing Dynasty -
Ruling Dinasty
The ruling dynasty was overthrown in a revolution known as the Double Tenth -
Double Tenth Revolution
Double Tenth Revolution and establishment of the Chinese Republic -
Short Term Causes
China broke up into small states and provinces, each controlled by a warlord and his private army. These warlords ran their territories independently, organizing and taxing the people in their domains -
May Fourth Movement
The may Fourth Movement began in 1919, students led a mass demonstration in Beijing against the warlords -
First United Front
In 1922 the GMD and the CCP formed the FRIST UNITED FRONT in order unified China -
Communist and Nationalists
GMD made the "Three Principles" also the GMD was a another revolutionary party emerged during the warlord party -
Sun dies
National government set up under leadership of GMD -
Jiang Jieshi
becomes leader of GMD in March -
White Terror
Jiang now expelled all communists from the GMD,and his attacks on the communists reached a peak in Shanghai in the "White Terror" in April -
The Civil War had gun
Despite attempts to resist ( Mao´s Autumn Harvest Rising failed), the CCP was very nearly crushed by the end of 1927 so the Cup decided that its only hope of survival was to flee into the mountains Gangs
