China's Civil War Timeline

  • Establishment of Guomindang

    It was the Chinese Nationalist Party
  • Sun Yixian's Death

    He didn't live long to see his party consolidate its power over the country
  • Chiang Kai-shek attacks Beijing

    A violent suppression of Communist Party, sometimes called the April 12 incident
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    Chinese Civil War

  • Long March

    It was a breakout of about 130,000 soldiers and civilians
  • People's Republic of China

    Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China
  • Five Year Plan

    "A Soviet command style economic model characterized by state ownership, farming collectives, and centralized economic planning"
  • Great Leap Forward

    It was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China
  • Cultural Revolution

    A social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China
  • Mao Zedong's death

    He was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China
  • Chinese Economic Reform

    The government loosened its control of all productive assets, and encouraged the formation of private businesses
  • Tiananmen Square Protest

    These protests were student-led popular demonstrations in Beijing