Chinese Communism By aricthekirby Mar 7, 1921 Communist group forms Mar 7, 1927 Mao Zedong's communist party gains support from the peasants by giving them land Mao would have more support to fight battles Feb 10, 1934 Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the long march" Oct 22, 1934 the revolutionary alliance overthrows the last chinese emperor. Nov 17, 1940 Japan invades china in WW2 Suspending the civil war Sep 29, 1950 The communist party seizes control of china
