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Boxer Rebellion
It was anti-foreign uprising in 1899-1901, it had nationalist sentiment and opposed to the Western Imperialist and colonialism of Christian missioners -
Pu-yi Emperor
With the death of the Emperor, Pu-Yi became the new emperor of China, but he was too young so their brother ruled as regent, he was dismissed by general Jian Jieshi, he increased taxation and frustrated the business classes -
Double Tenth Revolution
The political weakness of Manchu Dynasty intensified with the death of the emperor. The Revolution began when the government lost control of the army and provinces declared themselves independent of Beijing and that was the creation of Chinese Republic -
Creation of GMD
The nationals party known as Guomindang was founded in 1912 -
Yuan Shikai
Yuan govern Chia as a dictator, not as democratic, he proclaimed himself Emperor, Shikai accepted Japanese Demands, also collapse of central governments and he died in 1916 -
May Fourth Moevement
It was a political movement led by students in Beijing protesting against the Versailles Peace Conference, warlords, traditional Chinese culture and Japanese. It was dedicated to change and rebirth of China as a proud and independent nation. -
Creation of CCP
It was the first Communist Party, did not have a real military strenght, CCP and GMD make an "alliance" to cooperate with the nationalist by the USSR -
First United Front
CCP and GMD formed the first United Front, it was an opportunity to change, to unify China
Juang Jieshi started leading GMD, it was a strategic alliance to warlord era -
GMD attacks the CCP
Ideology divided GMD and CCP, so GMD expelled all communist from the party and led to a massacre of communism in Shangai. The CCP were forced to retreat into Jiangxi province in order to survive the GMD -
White Terror
The GMD carried out similar attacks in other cities became known as the "purification movement" it was a massacre of thousands of communists, trade unionists, and peasants leaders
