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Chinese Revolution
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Qing Dynasty is Overthrown
The Qing dynasty was overthrown by Sun Yixian -
1st President of Republic of China
Sun Yixian became president of the new Republic of China -
Presidency is Turned Over
Sun turned over the presidency to Yuan Shikai, a powerful general he ruled as a military dictator -
Yuan's Death and Civil Wars
Yuan died in 1916, and because of that civil war broke out and warlords conquered lands -
China Declares War on Germany
China declared war on Germany to hopefully get some land but mistakenly, in the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies gave Japan the territory -
Outrage with Japan and Westerners
3,000 angry students gathered in Beijing to protest against Japan and the "European Imperialists" -
Organization of the Chinese Communist Party
A group met in Shanghai to organize the Chinese Communist Party and Mao was one of its founders -
Russia Sends Nationalists Help
Lenin started sending advisors and equipment to the Nationalists -
Death of Sun Yixian and Replacement
Chiang Kai-shek replaces Sun Yixian after his death as the leader of the Kuomintang -
Massacres of Communists
Nationalists massacred the cmmunists in Shanghai and other cities and sent the Communists into hiding -
Jiang Becomes President
Jiang (Shiang Kai-shek) becomes President of the Nationalist Republic of China -
Bloody Civil Wars
Nationalists and Communists started having bloody civil wars -
Jiang Surrounds the Communists
Jiang surrounds the Communists with an army of 700,000 men -
The Long March
6,000 mile journey by the Communists into the mountains -
Chinese vs. Japanese
Japanese launched an all-out invasion of China and by 1938 had a large part of China -
Communist Control of China
Mao Zedong's army controlled most of northern China -
Civil War Starts
A huge civil war starts with the US helping the Nationalists and Russia helping the Communists -
Mao becomes the Leader of China
Mao gains control of all of the People's Republic of China
