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Republic of China Established
Establihsed by Chang Kai-Shek to govern mainland China until 1949 -
Sun Yat Sen
Appointed to serve as president of the Provisional Republic of China, his first high level job in China's government -
Mao ZeDong
Mao ZeDong becomes involved in the Communist Party. When he helped organize workers strikes -
Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists
Chang launched the Northern Expedition, leading the victorious nationalists into Hankou, Shanghai, and Nanjing. -
Chinese Civil War
The long civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communists occured -
Shanghai Massacre
The violent suppression of Chinese Communist Party organizations in Shanghai by the military forces of Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist Party -
Long March
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, The most well known is the march from Jiangxi province which began in October, of 1934. -
Mao ZeDong/ Peoples Republic of China Established
Founded the Peoples Republic of China -
Republic of China moves to Taiwan
A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong -
Chinese Civil War
Battles of the Civil War Cease -
The Great Leap Forward
A campaign led by Mao ZeDong the communist Chinese leader -
Chang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists
Chang Kai-Shek Dies, ending his presidency -
Mao ZeDong
Communist leader suffers a heart attack and dies