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Political weakness: regionalism
Increasing lack of unity in the country by the secind decade of the 20th century.
Regionalism was to play a significant role in the causes of war. -
May Fourth Movement
Students led a mass demonstration in Beijing against the wardlords, it was made to dedicate to the change and rebirth of China. -
Communist and Nationalists
A revolutioanry party emerged during the warlords period which was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) -
Attempt to unify China: First United Front.
GMD and CPP agreed that the first step to unify china was to get rid of the warlords and they formed the First United Front. -
Immediate Cause.
GMD attacks CCP.
