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Chinese Revolution
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Fall of the Qing Dinasty
A group of revolutanaries led a successful revolt against the Qing Dinasty, ending with the imoerial time in China and establishing the Republic of China. -
Sun Yixian President
Sun Yixian rules China after defeating the Qing Dinasty for abpout a year. -
Yuan Chikai President
Yuan Shikai becomes president of the Republic of China, because Sun gives him the power. But he abandones the ideas of the revolution and starts ruling as a dictator. -
Yuan Shikai Dies
Yuan´s death leaves China with no central power. Chaos reigned in china and this led to many revolts. -
May 4th Movemment
Movement led by people becausoe they were dissatisfied with Japan rule in China. -
Communist Party
The communist party is created, 13 delegates ttend the first meeting in Shangai -
United Front
The communist party joins the naionalist to fom a national army to fight invadors. -
Nationalist vs. Communist
The Natinalist Chiang Kai Shek order a purge of communisms. -
Communists Guerrilla
The communist Mao Zedong forms a Guerrilla to fight the Nationalist. -
Encirclement of the Communist
Chiang Kai Shek begins the fifth encirclement of the communist in Jiangxi. -
New Life Movement
Chiang and his wife Soong May-ling initiate the New Life Movement, a campaign promoting Confucian and neo-fascist social values. -
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The Long March
The CCP Red Army flees Jiangxi for Shaanxi, marching 8,000 miles and losing 90 per cent of its personnel. -
The Red Army
Mao Zedoong leads the Red Army of the communist party and embarks its march to Shaanxi. -
The Xian Incident
Chiang Kai-shek is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang and forced or persuaded to an anti-Japanese military alliance with the CCP. -
Second United Front
Communist joins Nationalist to fight Japanese invados. -
Mao Zedong Campaigns
Mao Zedong initiates rectification campaigns in CCP-controlled regions like Yenan; he encourages criticism of corrupt leaders and commanders. -
Russians Troops
Russian Troops enter China to fight the Japanese. -
Mao Zedong Thought
The CCP party congress endorses ‘Mao Zedong Thought’ as the party’s guiding ideology. -
The 228 Massacre
Guomindang troops massacre 10,000-20,000 dissidents and protestors in Taiwan. -
People´s Republic of China
Mao Zedong addresses a large crowd in Tianenman Square, Beijing, and proclaims the formation of the People’s Republic of China.
