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End of Shing Dynasty
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Sun Yat Sen became president of provisional govt
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Communist Party competes with Guomindang for reformation powers
The Guomindang had competition in trying to reform China with the Communist Party, and the needed help from the CCP to defeat them. -
Mao partici[pates in communist party
Mao was one of the twelve founders of the Chinese
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Sun Yat Sen dies
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Guamindong leader Shang kai shek got mad at communists
Guamindong leader Shang kai shek got mad at communists for trying to foment socialist revolution -
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The Long March
The lond March lasted 368 days, averaging 24 miles a day and only 44 rest days -
Mao's views accepted into military sphere
His views were largely accepted in the military sphere, while change was slower on political issues, and in organizational terms he had not yet gained the top party post -
Japaneses destroyes Nanking
Japanese destroy small Chinese city of Nanking to make sure that troops didn’t pillage local land -
Recification Program
Students and intellectuals were sent down into the countryside to give them a taste of real China and to re-educate them -
Mao declares the People's Republic of China
This socialist transformation was thought to triumph over all ideologies, and following the First Five-Year Plan based on a Soviet-style centrally controlled economy, Mao took on the ambitious project of the Great Leap Forward, beginning an unprecedented process of collectivization in rural areas -
Chaing retires from presidency
Mao Zedong proclaimed People's Republic of China; Chiang retreated to Taiwan . He retreated because he wasn't liked after his step down. -
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Acusatioins of people being spies or counterrevolutionaries
28,332 people were accused of being spies or counterrevolutionaries and executed -
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China's first 5-year plan
Results of the 5-year plan were industry increasing 121% more than projected, living standards inmproved, population grew to 656 million, kept inflation in check -
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Great Leap Forward
The main result was that 20 million people died because of it -
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Cultural Revolution
Young kids were given power to destroy tradition. They were called the Red Guard. -
Swimming with Mao
Mao swam a lot, and he was good at not sinking.
