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revolutionaries in China lead a revolt against the Qing dynasty,
Qing dynasty falls and is replaced by the Republic of Cchina -
the revolutionary army is formed by two separate parties. by 1927, they control most of china
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chiang kai shek leader of the chinese nationalist party massacres members of the communist patsy.
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japan invades china, destroys yhe city of nanjing and massacres 100,000 civilians and p.o.w.'s
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japan is defeated by the allies in WW2, two separate governments exist in china, the nationalist government lead by chiang kai shek, and the communist party led by mao zedong
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mao zedong and the communist party rise to power
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moa initiates the great leap forward
he creates communes -
mao initiates the cultural revolution
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mao zedong is succeeded by deng xiaoping
