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China 1900-1949

By Martufreire
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    CHINA

  • BOXER PROTOCOL SIGNED

    BOXER PROTOCOL SIGNED

  • THE TONGMENGHUI OR "CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY ALLIANCE" FORMED

    THE TONGMENGHUI OR "CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY ALLIANCE" FORMED

    In Japan, formed by Sun Yat-sen and others
  • PU YI BECOMES EMPEROR

    PU YI BECOMES EMPEROR

  • REVOLUTION BEGAN AMONGST SOLDIERS IN WUCHANG

    REVOLUTION BEGAN AMONGST SOLDIERS IN WUCHANG

  • REPUBLIC OF CHINA

    REPUBLIC OF CHINA

    Presided by Yuan Shih-kai
  • FORMATION OF KUOMINTANG (KMT)

    FORMATION OF KUOMINTANG (KMT)

    Formed by the Revolutionary Alliance with other parties
  • ELECTIONS FOR NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

    ELECTIONS FOR NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

    KMT Mayority
  • SUN YAT-SEN LAUNCHES SECOND REVOLUTION

    SUN YAT-SEN LAUNCHES SECOND REVOLUTION

    An attempt to remove Yuan Shih-kai from the presidency
  • YUAN SHIH-KAI DISSOLVES THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

    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

    JAPAN SUBMITS A LIST OF TWENTY-ONE DEMANDS

  • YUAN SHIH-KAI ANNOUNCES THE RESTORATIONOF IMPERIAL RULE AND HIS INTENTION TO BE CROWNED AS EMPEROR

    YUAN SHIH-KAI ANNOUNCES THE RESTORATIONOF IMPERIAL RULE AND HIS INTENTION TO BE CROWNED AS EMPEROR

  • PROVINCIAL UPRISINGS ERUPT IN RESPONSETO YUAN SHIH-KAI'S DECLARATION

    PROVINCIAL UPRISINGS ERUPT IN RESPONSETO YUAN SHIH-KAI'S DECLARATION

  • YUAN SHIH-KAI DIES

    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

    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

    FORMATION OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY

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    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

    THE KMT FORMS THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ARMY

  • SUN YAT-SEN DIES

    SUN YAT-SEN DIES

  • CHIANG KAI-SHEK BECOMES LEADER OF KMT

    CHIANG KAI-SHEK BECOMES LEADER OF KMT

  • NORTHERN MARCH BEGINS

    NORTHERN MARCH BEGINS

    KMT forces
  • PURGE AGAINST COMMUNISTS

    PURGE AGAINST COMMUNISTS

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    CHINESE CIVIL WAR

  • PEKING FALLS TO KMT TROOPS

    PEKING FALLS TO KMT TROOPS

  • "BANDIT SUPPRESSION" BEGINS

    "BANDIT SUPPRESSION" BEGINS

    Chiang Kai-shek begins the campaign against communists in jiangxi which is defeated
  • SECOND AND THIRD ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGNS

    SECOND AND THIRD ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGNS

    Both are defeated
  • MANCHURIA ATTACKED BY JAPAN

    MANCHURIA ATTACKED BY JAPAN

  • THE CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED

    THE CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED

    Proclaimed in Jiangxi with Mao Tse-tung as its chairman
  • FOURTH ENCIRCLEMENT BEGINS

    FOURTH ENCIRCLEMENT BEGINS

    And is defeated
  • JIANGXI SOVIET DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN

    JIANGXI SOVIET DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN

  • TRUCE WITH JAPAN

    TRUCE WITH JAPAN

  • FIFTH ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGN

    FIFTH ENCIRCLEMENT CAMPAIGN

    And is defeated
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    LONG MARCH

  • CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKEN HOSTAGE BY ZHANG XUELIANG

    CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKEN HOSTAGE BY ZHANG XUELIANG

    At Xi'an
  • SECOND UNITED FRONT ESTABLISHED

    SECOND UNITED FRONT ESTABLISHED

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    SECOND UNITED FRONT

  • JAPANESE INVADE CHINA

    JAPANESE INVADE CHINA

  • CHIANG KAI-SHEK MOVES GOVERNMENT TO CHONGQING

    CHIANG KAI-SHEK MOVES GOVERNMENT TO CHONGQING

  • THE RAPE ON NANJING

    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

  • HUNDRED REGIMENTS ASSAULT ON JAPANESE BY RED ARMY

    HUNDRED REGIMENTS ASSAULT ON JAPANESE BY RED ARMY

  • ANHUI INCIDENT

    ANHUI INCIDENT

  • US COMMANDER GENERAL JOSEPH STILWELL LEAVES CHINA

    US COMMANDER GENERAL JOSEPH STILWELL LEAVES CHINA

    At Chiang Kai-shek's request
  • US AMBASSADOR HURLEY LEADS TALKS BETWEEN KMT AND CCP

    US AMBASSADOR HURLEY LEADS TALKS BETWEEN KMT AND CCP

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    SINO-JAPANESE WAR

    In Manchuria
  • JAPAN FORMALLY SURRENDERS

    JAPAN FORMALLY SURRENDERS

    In China theatre
  • AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED

    AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED

    However, both sides sent forces to Manchuria
  • US GENERAL MARSHALL ARRIVES TO LEAD NEGOTIATIONS

    US GENERAL MARSHALL ARRIVES TO LEAD NEGOTIATIONS

  • TRUCE BETWEEN CCP AND KMT

    TRUCE BETWEEN CCP AND KMT

  • TRUCE FAILS

    TRUCE FAILS

    Fighting breaks out in Manchuria between CCP and KMT
  • MARSHALL LEAVES CHINA

    MARSHALL LEAVES CHINA

  • THE 228 MASSACRE

    THE 228 MASSACRE

    KMT troop massacre 10,000-20,000 protestors in Taiwan
  • CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKES YUNNAN

    CHIANG KAI-SHEK TAKES YUNNAN

  • MAO ANNOUNCES LAND REFORMS

    MAO ANNOUNCES LAND REFORMS

  • CHINA AID ACT

    CHINA AID ACT

    Passed by US Congress. Aid sent to KMT
  • BATTLE OF HUAI HAI BEGINS

    BATTLE OF HUAI HAI BEGINS

  • KMT LOSES BATTLE OF HUAI HAI

    KMT LOSES BATTLE OF HUAI HAI

  • CCP CAPTURES NANJING

    CCP CAPTURES NANJING

  • CCP TAKES SHANGHAI

    CCP TAKES SHANGHAI

  • PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ESTABLISHED

    PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ESTABLISHED

  • CHIANG FLEES TO TAIWAN

    CHIANG FLEES TO TAIWAN