Chinese Communism

Chinese Emperor is overthrown

Mar 11, 1911

The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinse Emperor.

Communist party gains support

Mar 7, 1917

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

Chinese Communist Party formed

Mar 7, 1921

Chinse Communist Party formed in Shanghai. Fun fact: It started as a study group

Communist party controls China

Mar 7, 1927

The Communist party seizes control of China.

Mao's communists defeated

Mar 7, 1934

Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the Long March"

Japan invades China

Mar 7, 1937

Japan invades China in World War II suspending the civil war.

Communist leaders meet

Mar 7, 1945

Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong meet to talk about formation of a government after the war

United States cuts ties with China

Mar 7, 1949

United States cuts tdiplomatic ties with China because of communism.

"China White Paper" established

Aug 7, 1949

China White Paper told the United State's policy toward China in the past. It said that only Chinse forces could decided how the Civil War would end.

People's Republic of China established

Oct 7, 1949

After winning military fights, Mao Zedong created People"s Republic of China