chinease communism By Kyle Palenske Mar 7, 1912 the Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last chinese emperor May 30, 1925 may 30th event 3,000 students protest british and Japanese atrocities Apr 9, 1931 Hirohito's Japan seizes Manchuria In 1931, the Japanese army seized Manchuria, despite objections from the japenese parliment. Mar 7, 1934 Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the long march" Apr 14, 1935 "Marco polo" incedent-Japanese invasion of China 20 million chinese deaths Mar 7, 1937 Japan invades china in WW2 suspending the civil war Apr 14, 1940 ww2 1939-1945 Mar 7, 1945 the communist party seizes control of china Mar 7, 1949 Mao Zedong's communist party gains support from the peasants by giving them land Apr 14, 1950 Korean war