Chinese Communism

By Hannah Jordan

  • The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinese Emperor

    The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinese Emperor
    The Chinese Revolution was a revolution that, overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing Dynasty. This established the Republic of China.

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

    Mao Zedong's Communist Party gains support from the peasants by giving them land
    Well, just like it sounds, the Communist Party did gains support by giving peasants land as well as education and health care. Because of this Japanese power increased and Chinese protesters wanted an independent China.

  • League of Nations Established

    Important because it after the first world war, the league of nations was suppose to ensure that a world war would never break out again. See how long that lasted?

  • Women granted right to vote in U.S.

    The U.S. Constitution states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

  • Hitler Publishes Mein Kampf

    Hitler Publishes Mein Kampf
    Hitler wrote this book while in jail. In it he divides humans into categories based on physical appearance. At the top is fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes.

  • The Communist Party seizes control of China

    There was a war fought between those who agreed with the Gov't of Republic of China and Communist Party of China. When the emperor steps down, the communists take control of China.

  • Hitler appointed German chancellor

    Hitler is appointed German chancellor and gets power. Reichstag fire in Berlin, Hitler blames communists. Germany and Japan withdraw from League of Nations.

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

    The Long March of China was a military retreat taken by the Communist Party which eventually gave rise to the party. There was not one Long March, but multiple marches, and meanwhile Communist armies in the South escaped to the North and West

  • The Great Terror Begins in the Soviet Union

    Stalin was re-elected in 1934 and to insure that he stayed in power he started killing everyone he saw as a threat.

  • Japan invades China in WWII suspending the civil war

    Japan invades China in WWII suspending the civil war
    It was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The Japanese capture the Chinese capital, Nanjing.