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The first Chinese revolution, led by Sun Yat-Sen, leads to the end of the Chinese dynastic system, and the beginning of a new government
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The new Republic of China's provisional government is formed, and Sun Yat-Sen is elected to be its president.
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The Chinese Communist Party is formed by Mao Zedong and 11 co-conspirators, causing a battle for China's reform
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Sun Yat-Sen's death leaves a hole in the presidency.
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The leaders of the Guomendang party grow angry at the Communists, and a civil war occurs
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The Communist military leadership leads the army through the mountains, taking 368 days and marching an average of 24 miles a day.
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Mao Zedong becomes unofficial party leader in the middle of the Long March
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Japanese troops destroy Nanking, brutally killing most of its inhabitants. Many nationalist troops don civilan clothing and flee the city
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Mao begins the Rectification program. Thousands of intellectuals are killed or sent to do manual labor, in an attempt to re-educate them on what "real" China is like.
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Mao Zedong declares the creation of the People's Republic of China.
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In this span of time, 28,332 people were accused of being spies or counterrevolutionaries and executed.
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The First 5-year plan in China resulted mostly in the starvation of over 20 million Chinese citizens. It was a success, but at great cost.
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In the desire to strengthen his own position, Mao encourages young adults to overthrow the "old" ways of thinking, empowering the Red Guard to destroy property and artifacts, and sent many old-idea intellectuals to the countryside to do hard labor.
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Mao Zedong dies.
