Chinese Communism

Chinese Revalution

Sep 11, 1911

The Revalutionary alliance overthrows the last chinese emporer

First republican government in China

Mar 11, 1912

First republican government in china is formed. Capital Bejing

The long march

Oct 11, 1934

Mao Zedong's Communists and the communists flee the long march

Communism gains popularity

Mar 7, 1937

Mao Zedong's Communist party gains support from the peasants by giving them land.

Rape of Nanking

Dec 13, 1937

A mass murder of the former capital of China Nanking by the Japanese

Battle of Taierzhuang

Mar 11, 1938

First battle victory for Chinese. Raised hopes of soldiers

Japan invades China

Mar 11, 1941

Japan invades China in WWII suspending the civil war

communist victory

Mar 11, 1949

Communists finally gain control of China under the command of Mao Zedong'

Civil war starts

Oct 1, 1949

Mao Zedong and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) start the civil war

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Mar 11, 1989

Student lead protest about the government that ended in massacre