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First Opium War
was a series of military engagements fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China over diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice in China. -
Boxer Rebellion
was an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty -
Xinhai Revolution
was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty) and established the Republic of China (ROC). -
May Fourth Movement
An outbreak of student demonstrations that protested China’s response to the Treaty of Versailles, which including China giving up territories to Japan. These were anti-imperialist protests, resulting in cultural and political movements, as well as a rise in nationalism. -
Northern Expedition
was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT), also known as the "Chinese Nationalist Party", against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords in 1926. -
Shanghai communist massacre
The violent suppression of communists in Shanghai by GMD military forces, later leading to full scale purge. This would increase tensions between the two competing ideological groups -
Jiang Takes Control of Beijing
Following the Northern Expedition, Jiang claims paramount leadership of China, however there is no real victor to the war at this point. -
Chinese reunification
In April 1928 Chiang Kai-shek was reinstated as commander of the National Revolutionary Army, the position he previously resigned to take responsibility for splitting the KMT during the First Northern Expedition. -
Sino-Soviet split
was the breaking of political relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), caused by doctrinal divergences that arose from their different interpretations and practical applications of Marxism–Leninism, as influenced by their respective geopolitics during the Cold War.
