Modern Chinese History By Xinyi Li Period: Jun 28, 1840 to Aug 29, 1842 First Opium War Period: Jan 11, 1851 to Jul 19, 1864 Taiping Rebellion Period: 1861 to 1895 Self-Strengthening Movement Period: Jul 25, 1894 to Apr 17, 1895 First Sino-Japanese War Jun 11, 1898 Hundred Days' Reform Jun 20, 1900 Boxer Rebellion & Allied Invasion Oct 9, 1911 Xinhai Revolution Jan 1, 1912 Republic of China founded May 4, 1919 May Fourth Movement Jul 23, 1921 Founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Period: 1926 to 1927 Northern Expedition Sep 17, 1931 Mukden Incident Period: Jul 7, 1937 to Aug 15, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War Period: Jul 26, 1946 to Oct 1, 1949 Chinese Civil War Oct 1, 1949 Founding of the People's Republic of China