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WWI Starts
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May Fourth Protest against the provision in the Versailles Treaty
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Small communist groups begin to form
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Delegates of Communist groups met secretly in Shanghai, established CCP under the direction of the Dutch Comintern agent Maring (Hans Sneevliet)
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KMT Co-sponsored the Hong Kong seamen’s strike
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Mao was invited to CC by Chen Duxiu
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Massacre of railway workers ordered by Wu Peifu, labor organizers(mostly communists) arrested
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KMT and CCP formed United Front to wipe out warlords and imperialism
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Sun Yatsen died
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May 30th Incident. Protest at International Settlement in Shanghai with protestors fired upon by British commanded police
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Northern Expedition Launched
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Shanghai Massacre, AKA White Terror
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White Terror
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Mao fled to Jinggangshan in Jiangxi Province and established revolutionary base there
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Mao proclaimed a soviet-style government in southern Jiangxi
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Futian Incident
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Japanese Take-over of Manchuria
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Chiang established blockhouse strategy against Communist Base
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Long March
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Long March started
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Zunyi Conference
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Marco Polo Bridge Incident
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Nanking Massacre
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Start of WW2 in Europe
