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Defeat of Quing Dynasty
Sun Yixian and the Revolutionary Allianca defeat the last emperor of Quing dynasty -
Period: to
Chinese Revolution
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Sun, president of the new Republic of China
Based on the "Three Principles of the People"
1) Nationalism
2) People's right
3) People's livelihood -
Sun resing power to Yuan Shikai
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Yuan rule as a military dictator
His actions sparked local revolt.
and in 1916 he dies, leaving the country in caos so that the warlords to take over the land with their army -
Against Germany
The goverment of Beijing, hoping for an Allied victory, declared was against Germany. For China's participation, the chinese think that the Allies will return the control of China to the Chinese. The Allies gave the territory to japan -
May Fourth Movement
ANgry students gathered in the center of Beijin to protest against the European Imperialism. Mao Zedong was part of the movement -
Comunist party in China
Small groups of intellectuals were meeting in Shangai and Beijing, talking anout Marx's revolutionary beliefs. And they viewed the USSR under Lenin as a model for political and economical change. Meanwhile Sun created the Nationalist party. -
Nationalist attack Communist
In this year the Nationalist moved to Shangai. There they attack and killed many Communist leardesand trade union members in the city street. -
Chinese Civil War
THe communist party and the Nationalist party were engaged in a bloody civil war. Mao and the communist leaders established in the hills of the south-central China -
The Long March
In1933, Jiang gathered an army of at least 700,000 men. With this huge army they surronded the communist mountain stronghold. Mao's Red Army escaped the attack of the nationalist and escape in a hazardous, 600-mile-long journy towards the northwestern China, beyond Jiang power. In The Long March form 100,000 men of maos army that left only 30,000 arrived to the northwestern China. -
Japan Invades China
In this year Japan send a complete invasion over China. They sent bombs to different villages en China. They killed thousand of people in China. -
Period: to
WWII
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China in1938
By 1938 Japan controled a large amount of China. The invasionof Japan halted the confrontations between Communist and Nationalist, to attack Japan. -
US involvement
The US goverment sent the NAtionalist army 1.5 billion dollars to aid them in their figth against Japan. This money didn't benefit the army, it ended in the hand of few corruteo officers. -
Internal struggles in China
The communist control by Mao, The communist held the stronghold in the northwestern China during various years to figth the japanese back. With the help of the chinese peasants' to the communist figth the japanese back. -
Internal struggles in China
By this year. Mao's forces control the territory of the northern China. Mao won the loyalty of the peasants because during that time they teach literacy and improved food production. -
Nationalist vs Japan
The nationalist forces under Jiang Jieshi dominated southwestern China. They were protected from the Japanese by the rugged mountain ranges. jiang army was of about 2.5 million men. -
Resumed Civil war
During the figth against Japan the nationalist didn't figth many times the Japanese they just waited to attack and take over the Communist when the Japan surrender. As soon as the Japanese surrender, the Nationalist and Communist reutrn to their conflict. -
Civil War
During this Civil war the Nationalist had a considerable advantage the received money form th Us goverment and their army outnumbered the Communist's army. But with the economy collapsing many Nationalist soldiers deserted to the communist. -
Mao's Victory
Mao's Red Army had take Chinas major cities one by one. By the end of 1949 mao gained control of the country. He proclaimed it the People's Republic of China. -
Two Chinas
In this years thenationalist were in the country of Taiwan and The People's Republic of China were Mao control most territory.
