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Mao Tse Tung
Mao Tse Tung was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. -
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The Warlord Era
China is disunited and divided into fiefdoms, ruled by several powerful warlords who act in their own self interest. There is no effective national government. -
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The Long March
The CCP Red Army flees Jiangxi for Shaanxi, marching 8,000 miles and losing 90 per cent of its personnel. -
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Japanese-Chinese Conflict
The Japanese Imperial Army invaded China, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to flee Nanking. Chiang's forces soon lost control. Unable to fight two wars at once, Chiang reached out to the Communists for a truce and support. During this time, Mao established himself as a military leader and, with aid from Allied forces, helped fight the Japanese. -
Tianenman Square Address
Mao Zedong addresses a large crowd in Tianenman Square, Beijing, and proclaims the formation of the People’s Republic of China. -
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The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward created large agricultural communes
with as many as 75,000 people working. Each family received a share of the profits and a small plot of land. Mao set very high, idealistic expectations of production, believing the country could make a century's worth of advancement in a few decades. -
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The Sino Soviet Split (Split with the Soviet Union)
This split was caused by the worsening of political and ideological relations between the China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The split derived from the regimes' different in ideas of Marxism. -
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Cultural Revolution
Mao called on the nation’s youth to purge the “impure” elements of Chinese society and bring back the revolutionary spirit that had led them to victory before.