Modern Chinese History By peishi Period: 1839 to 1842 First Opium War 1842 Treaty of Nanking Period: 1842 to 1911 Qing Dynasty Period: 1850 to 1864 Taiping Rebellion Period: 1856 to 1860 Second Opium War Period: 1861 to 1895 Self Strengthening Movement 1894 First Sino-Japanese War 1898 100 Days Reform 1899 Boxer Rebellion and Invasion of 8 Allied Forces (1899-1901) 1905 Founding of Tongmenhui (KMT predecessor) 1911 1911 (Xinhai) Revolution Period: 1911 to 1949 Republic of China 1915 Yuan Shikai dies. Warlordism begins 1 year after declaring himself emperor 1919 May 4th Movement 1921 Founding of CCP 1923 First United Front (1923-1927) 1927 Northern Expedition, Shanghai Massacre Period: 1927 to 1949 Chinese Civil War 1933 Creation of Manchukuo 1934 The Long March 1937 Second United Front (1937-1941) Period: 1937 to 1945 Second Sino Japanese War 1948 KMT White Terror in Taiwan Period: 1949 to 2000 People's Republic of China 1958 Great Leap Forward (1958-1962) Period: 1966 to 1976 Cultural Revolution Period: 1978 to 1989 Reform and Opening Up 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests