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communist party seizes control of china
When the emperor steps down, the communists take control of China -
Jiang Jieshi
He defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the long march". -
japan invades china in ww2 suspending the civil war
This allowed the alliances to work together but it was mainly fought by Japan and China. -
Chinese Resistance stiffened.
The Chinese resistance stiffened after July 7, 1937, when a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops outside Beijing (globalsecurity.com). -
US helps china
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. -
Mao Zedong's Communist Party
The party gains support from the peasants by giving them land. -
Republic moves to Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek sets up a new Republic of China in Taiwan, vowing to recapture the rest of the nation in due course -
Chinese Revolution
With the Kuomintang's defeat, Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on October first. -
Great leap Forward
Mao Zedong imposes on China a Great Leap Forward, an attempt at industrialization that results in economic chaos and widespread famine. -
The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last chinese emperor
Aisin-Gioro Puyi was the 12th and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty he marked the end of a millenia.
