founding of the Peoples Republic of China

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    Zunyi

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    boxer rebellion

  • puyi abdication

    puyi abdication
  • Wuchang Uprising

    the beginning of the nationalistic revolution
  • May 4th movement

    May 4th movement
    The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on 4 May 1919. ... The term "May Fourth Movement" in a broader sense often refers to the period during 1915–1921 more often called the New Culture Movement.
  • democracy wall

  • Shanghai Massacre

    The Shanghai massacre of April 12, 1927, known commonly in China as the April 12 Purge or April 12 Incident, was the violent suppression of Communist Party of China organizations in Shanghai by the military forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and conservative factions in the Kuomintang.
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    Long March

    The Long March (October 1934 – October 1935) was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army.
  • Xiang River

  • Nanjing Massacre

  • PRC Founding

  • Founding of the Peoples Republic Of China