Causes of the Chinese Civil War

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    Taiping Rebellion

    A religious and political movement of the regional armies against the central power
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    Self-Strengthening Movement

    Manchu dynasty try to develop China and created new reforms, but it did not was accomplish, instead the Western influence increas
  • Sino-Japanee War

    Sino-Japanee War
    China was humiliated by Japan and lost part of the Territory
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion
    Violent Raising against the foreigners
  • Manchu dyansty Overtrhorwn

    Manchu dyansty Overtrhorwn
    After the overthrown, a 2 years old, Pu Yi, he became emperor, but his bother was the one who gives the orders
  • Double Tenth

    Double Tenth
    The overthrown of Pu Yi's brother, China became Republic, the provinces declared independent and Dr.Sun Yixian as invited to become the president
  • New President

    New President
    Sun Yixianhe first president agreed that Yan Shikai became it, with the purpose of do not provocate a war and Pu Yi abdicated
  • GMD

    GMD
    Sun's Party created the Guomindang and declared a parliamentary party
  • May Fourth Movement

    May Fourth Movement
    Intellectuals and students showed their resentment against the Chinese government about the Versailles Treaty because allies humiliated them as not giving back Manchuria
  • Warlords

    Warlords
    During this years the warlord controlled the lands over China, they were like little emperors and was a disputed for the territory
  • CCP

    CCP
    The appearance of the China Communist Party
  • United Front

    United Front
    GMD and CCP join forces for stopping the Warlords
  • Northen Expeditions

    Northen Expeditions
    Take control of the Centra and North part of China, they quit the Warlords
  • GMD and CCP

    GMD and CCP
    GMD became the party in charge of the presidency and Started the White Terror, and the CCP run away to Jiangi