Mao 1911-1949 By jacbrownhill@gmail.com 1911 1911 Revolution Period: 1912 to 1916 Yuan Shi-kai Period: 1916 to 1927 Warlord Era 1923 First United Front Period: 1926 to 1928 Northern Expedition 1927 CCP retreat to Jiangxi Period: 1927 to 1936 First Chinese Civil War Period: 1927 to 1937 Nanjing Decade 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Period: 1934 to 1935 Long March Period: 1935 to 1946 Yanan Era 1936 Second United Front Period: 1937 to 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War 1941 End of Second United Front Period: 1946 to 1949 Second Chinese Civil War 1949 Mao proclaims People's Republic of China
