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Result of Chinese Revolution
The Chinese Revolution led to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It began when a bomb accidentally exploded -
What happened in 1912
Sun Yat Sen was declared president of the provisional republic in January of 1912. A new government was created with a Senate and a Lower house and was supposed to create a new constitution -
Groups that ruled all parts of China that weren't by foreigners
Large scale landlords with small-scaled armies ruled all parts of China because of uneffective leadership by Sun Yat Sen and Yuan Shikai. -
Competition to reform China
The Guomindang, led by Chiang Kai Shek, had competition in trying to reform China with big landlords so they required the help of the CCP. -
Chinese Communist Party
Mao was one of the founders of The Chinese Communist Party. -
Death of Sun Yat Sen
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Ruined alliance between the Guomindang and Communists
Guomindang leader Chiang Kai Shek got into an argument with the communists because they tried to foment a socialist revolution (the communists continuted with their plan anyways) -
Long March
In 1934-55, Mao and his fellow communists made a miraculous, and harrowing escape trekking from southern China to the mountains in the north. They walked for 368 days and nearly 5,000 miles. -
People's Republic of China
Mao is the founder of the People's Republic of China. He was responsible to make China modern, and change the status of women. -
Japanese Destruction
The Japanese destroyed the city of Nanking. As a result, Nationalists lost their prestige among their fellow Chinese citizens -
Rectification program
Mao sent students and intellectuals were sent into the countryside to give them a taste of what “real China” was like in an effort to re-educate them. -
End of civil war
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. The announcement ended the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. -
People's Republic of China
Mao declared the the creation of the People’s Republic of China. -
Accusations
Between Oct. 1950-August 1951, 28,332 people were accused of being spies or counterrevolutionaries and executed. -
Five Year Plan
In 1953-57 China’s first 5 year plan resulted in:
Industry growth, peasants growing a lot of grain and selling it at low prices, and China’s population increased. -
Great Leap Forward
In 1958-60 the Great Leap Forward mainly resulted in people dying (20 million), and less food for peasants. -
Cultural Revolution
From 1960-69 the Cultural Revolution resulted in schools closures (which left an entire generation with no formal education), millions were persecuted, many were sent to the countryside, and countless historical and religious artifacts were destroyed, -
Death of Mao Zedong
