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Taiping Rebellion
Religious movement, and part of a political reform movement.
Death of millions of chinese by regional armies. -
The Self Strengthening movement.
Was an attempt to resist and redress the concessions that China had been forced to agree to. -
Sino - Japanese War
Military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from July 7, 1937, to September 2, 1945. -
Socio- Economic Crisis
China ruled by Manchu Dynasty. Vast Majority of population were peasants, and the faced starvation during floods or droughts. Also population in China grew. -
Double Tenth
The ruling dynasty (manchu) was overthrown in this revolution and a republic was created. -
Rule of Yuan Shikai
key issues remained unresolved, regionalism continued.
Sun's páty reformed as the GMD and declared itself a parliamentary party. -
May Fourth movement
Estudents led a mass demonstration in Beijing against the warlords,traditional chinese culture and the Japanese. -
Warlords Era
After de death of Yuan Shi China broke up into small porvinces and states each one controlled by a warlord. -
First united Front
The GMD and CCP agreed to get rid of warlords, and that china needed to get free from imperialist powers. -
GMD attacks CCP
CCP - supported the peasants and the GMD couldn't tolerate that
GMD - make the "purification movement".
CCP - decided that it's only hope of survival was to flee into the mountains of Jiangsi.
GMD - pursued them
The Civil War began-
