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Manchu/Qing Dynasty troubles.
Period during the XIX century and the first years of the XX century characterized by a rapid growth of population, slow agricultural production, migration to urban areas, high unemployment, poverty, defeats in wars (Opium & First Sino-Japanese War), rebellions (Taiping & Boxers rebellion) and exploitation/humiliation by foreign imperialist powers. -
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Overthrow of Manchu Dynasty
The political weakness of the Dynasty, the succession of PuYi, the Double Tenth Revolution (Wuchang Uprising), the creation o a Chinese Republic within China ruled by Sun Yixian (1st president) and his alliance with Gral. Yuan Shikai drove the fall of the dynasty. -
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Rule of Yuan Shikai
The revolution was still incomplete and many issues remained unresolved. Regionalism flourished (unity difficulty), Sun Yixian reformed GMD and wrote The Three Principles and Yuan Shikai lost support. -
Xinhai Revolution
Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China -
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Warlord Era
During this period Warlord will control certain regions of China, they will have their own taxes, laws and currency. Also, Sun Yixian will return for reforming the GMD and unifying China. -
Yuan Shikai death
Yuan Shikai was dead and Sun Yixian was exiled to Japan, leaving China without a leader that unifies the country. -
May 4th Movement
Protest made by students against the Warlords, the Terms of The Treaty of Versailles and in favor of the repulsion of Japanese. -
Sun Yixian Death
Sun Yixian was dead and his comrade Chiang Kai-shek known as Generalissimo took the power as leader of the Republic of China -
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Government of Chiang Kai-shek
The government of Chiang Kai-shek didn't cover specific periods of time and it was very irregular, nevertheless, it was characterized by the social unease, fail in implementing the Sun's reforms and the Japanese append of Manchuria in 1931. -
Shangai Massacre
Also known as Purification Movement or White was the murder of communist politicians in the GMD and even CCP party, organized by Chiang Kai-shek of the GMD. -
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White Terror
Period of time dedicated to the search and assassination of Communist in China. For the CCP it was a period of outer destruction and inner leadership troubles between Li Lisan (Traditional Communist), Mao Zedong (Chinese communism) and the 28 Bolsheviks.
Soviets showed interested in China's Revolution because of the Comminterm. -
Northern Expedition
Crushed the Warlords of central and northern China and gathered the country into one single government (GMD). -
CCP in Jinggang
Mao centralized the CCP between the Hunan and Jiangxi mountains in 1931 far from the GMD, adopted Guerrilla Warfare method and gained the support of the peasants. -
New Life Movement
The political, economical and educational rebirth of China was implemented. -
Fall of the CCP in Jinggang
In 1934 Chiang Kai-shek after several attempts prepared an attack with 800,00 men in which he flushed the CCP out of that area -
CCP takes Shanxi
After the defeat in Jinggang Mao took the power of the CCP from the 28 Bolsheviks and walked 10,000km to escape to the North of China in Shanxi (only 10% of the mens survived) where he defended its bases with insurgent tactics for weakening the enemy and finally having a conventional war to seize power.
