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China's Transition to Communism

By Maddy_Rae_143

  • The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinese Emperor

    Puyi, the last emperor of China, was overthrown by the Revolutionary alliance in 1911

  • Chinese Civil War

    The begining of the Chinese Civil War
  • Moa Zedong's Communist Party gains support from the peasants by giving them land

    Moa Zedong's Communist Party gains support from the peasants by giving them land

    Mao Zedong gave the peasants land to gain support

  • Alliance Between The CCP and KMT Breaks

    The millitary leader of the Kuomintang, Jiang Jieshi breaks it's alliance with the Chinese Communist Party. Soon afterwards the KMT becomes anti-communist and goes to war against the CCP, starting the Chinese Civil War.

  • Jiang Jiesi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the Long March"

    Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists

  • Japan invades China in WW2 suspending the civil war

    Japan invades China in 1937 which suspends the civil war
  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb

    The creation of the Atomic Bomb was an important event because this became a huge advancement in the age of weaponry because this weapon could kill hundreds of people in a matter of minutes

  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

  • The Communist party seizes control of China

    The Communists take over China

  • Great Leap Forward

    Mao Zedong imposes on China a Great Leap Forward, an attempt at industrialization that results in economic chaos and widespread famine.