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Qing dynasty was a time where warlords and emperors ruled over China. This was a fuedal system and the warlords were isolated from one another and often fought between themselves.
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Sun overthrew the Qing Dynasty and became the leader of the Republic of China in 1911. He turned over his power to a powerful general named Yuan Shikai.
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Yuan Shikai betrayed the Democracy that had been created as soon as he was appointed leader.
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Yuan Shikai died and Civil was broke out in China
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A protest lead by the citizens results in China falling under Communist control.
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The CCP, or Chinese Communist Party was created and the leader was Mao Zedong, who was a student working at a public library at the time. A group of Communists met in Shanghai to establish a base and create the party.
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Lenin sent the Nationalist group in China, the opposition of Mao Zedong, supplies and military advisers to defeat the Communist party. The Nationalist group was called the Kuomintang.
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Sun Yixian died and power was given to Jiang Jieshi, who was a powerful military leader.
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Nationalist forces invaded Shanghai and killed almost all the leaders of the Communist Party. Jiang Jieshi became the leader of the Nationalist party.
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Jiang Jieshi's attack on Shanghai lead to a civil war breaking out between the Communists and the Nationalists.
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Mao Zedong and the Communist forces were surrounded in their fort by Jiangs army of 700,000 men
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Mao Zedong and many of his forces fled on a 6,000 mile march to escape the Nationalist forces.
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Japan took advantage of the CIvil war and invaded China. This forced both parties to ally and fight off the invasion.
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Jiang broke the treaty with the CCP, and attacked once again following the end of WWII.
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Mao removed diloyal members of his party and his citizens very brutally and severely. His control was very tyranical.
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The U.S. holds a meeting and tells Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong that they need to make a Deomcratic government together and stop the fighting.
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Following the defeat of Japan in WWII, the U.S. and allied forces recognized the new Chinese government and gave them a seat at the U.N.
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A cease fire was called under watch of the U.S.
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The GMD (Nationalist party) launched an attack on the Communist party once again.
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Civil War ended in Mao Zedong having complete control over China
