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When the emperor steps down, the communists take control of China
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He defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the long march".
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This allowed the alliances to work together but it was mainly fought by Japan and China.
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The Chinese resistance stiffened after July 7, 1937, when a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops outside Beijing (globalsecurity.com).
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During World War II, the United States emerged as a major actor in Chinese affairs. As an ally it embarked in late 1941 on a program of massive military and financial aid to the hard-pressed Nationalist government.
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The party gains support from the peasants by giving them land.
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Chiang Kai-shek sets up a new Republic of China in Taiwan, vowing to recapture the rest of the nation in due course
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With the Kuomintang's defeat, Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on October first.
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Mao Zedong imposes on China a Great Leap Forward, an attempt at industrialization that results in economic chaos and widespread famine.
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Aisin-Gioro Puyi was the 12th and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty he marked the end of a millenia.
