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CHINA
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BOXER PROTOCOL SIGNED
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THE TONGMENGHUI OR "CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY ALLIANCE" FORMED
In Japan, formed by Sun Yat-sen and others -
PU YI BECOMES EMPEROR
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REVOLUTION BEGAN AMONGST SOLDIERS IN WUCHANG
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Presided by Yuan Shih-kai -
FORMATION OF KUOMINTANG (KMT)
Formed by the Revolutionary Alliance with other parties -
ELECTIONS FOR NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
KMT Mayority -
SUN YAT-SEN LAUNCHES SECOND REVOLUTION
An attempt to remove Yuan Shih-kai from the presidency -
YUAN SHIH-KAI DISSOLVES THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
He implements a self-appointed cabinet. Provincial governors are replaced with military governors -
JAPAN SUBMITS A LIST OF TWENTY-ONE DEMANDS
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YUAN SHIH-KAI ANNOUNCES THE RESTORATIONOF IMPERIAL RULE AND HIS INTENTION TO BE CROWNED AS EMPEROR
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PROVINCIAL UPRISINGS ERUPT IN RESPONSETO YUAN SHIH-KAI'S DECLARATION
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YUAN SHIH-KAI DIES
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WARLORD ERA
China desintegrates into hundreds of small states each controlled by a warlord. There is no effective national government -
MAY THE FOURTH MOVEMENT
Begins with a series of student protests against the Versailles Treaty and the power of the warlords -
FORMATION OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
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Period: to
THE FIRST UNITED FRONT
The KMT and chinese communist party work together in order to supress warlords and reunite China -
THE KMT FORMS THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
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SUN YAT-SEN DIES
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CHIANG KAI-SHEK BECOMES LEADER OF KMT
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NORTHERN MARCH BEGINS
KMT forces -
PURGE AGAINST COMMUNISTS
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CHINESE CIVIL WAR
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PEKING FALLS TO KMT TROOPS
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"BANDIT SUPPRESSION" BEGINS
Chiang Kai-shek begins the campaign against communists in jiangxi which is defeated -
SECOND AND THIRD ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGNS
Both are defeated -
MANCHURIA ATTACKED BY JAPAN
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THE CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
Proclaimed in Jiangxi with Mao Tse-tung as its chairman -
FOURTH ENCIRCLEMENT BEGINS
And is defeated -
JIANGXI SOVIET DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN
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TRUCE WITH JAPAN
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FIFTH ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGN
And is defeated -
Period: to
LONG MARCH
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CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKEN HOSTAGE BY ZHANG XUELIANG
At Xi'an -
SECOND UNITED FRONT ESTABLISHED
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SECOND UNITED FRONT
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JAPANESE INVADE CHINA
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CHIANG KAI-SHEK MOVES GOVERNMENT TO CHONGQING
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THE RAPE ON NANJING
Japanese forces occupy the KMT capitol Nanjing and engage in weeks of violence, rape and murder -
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WORLD WAR II
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HUNDRED REGIMENTS ASSAULT ON JAPANESE BY RED ARMY
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ANHUI INCIDENT
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US COMMANDER GENERAL JOSEPH STILWELL LEAVES CHINA
At Chiang Kai-shek's request -
US AMBASSADOR HURLEY LEADS TALKS BETWEEN KMT AND CCP
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SINO-JAPANESE WAR
In Manchuria -
JAPAN FORMALLY SURRENDERS
In China theatre -
AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED
However, both sides sent forces to Manchuria -
US GENERAL MARSHALL ARRIVES TO LEAD NEGOTIATIONS
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TRUCE BETWEEN CCP AND KMT
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TRUCE FAILS
Fighting breaks out in Manchuria between CCP and KMT -
MARSHALL LEAVES CHINA
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THE 228 MASSACRE
KMT troop massacre 10,000-20,000 protestors in Taiwan -
CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKES YUNNAN
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MAO ANNOUNCES LAND REFORMS
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CHINA AID ACT
Passed by US Congress. Aid sent to KMT -
BATTLE OF HUAI HAI BEGINS
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KMT LOSES BATTLE OF HUAI HAI
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CCP CAPTURES NANJING
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CCP TAKES SHANGHAI
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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ESTABLISHED
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CHIANG FLEES TO TAIWAN
