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Double Tenth Revolution
Uprising that ended the Qing Dynasty. Sun Yixian led nationalists to create a Chinese republic. -
Sun Yixian becomes provisional president
The Guomindang (GMD) is formed and wins majority in parliament. -
Japan's Twenty One demands
Demands that allowed Japan to expand as they obtained Manchuria and got control of the Chinese economy. -
Warlord era begins
China was divided among military members. The regions were: Sichuan, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Yunnan, and Xinjiang. -
May Fourth Movement
Students were protesting against China's response to Versailles Treaty as Japan, China's enemy, received more territory. -
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was formed.
A political party and a revolutionary movement by revolutionaries such as Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu. -
Government controlled by GMD
When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, the political leadership of the GMD fell to Wang Jingwei and Hu Hanmin. -
Communist led strikes in Central China threaten Jiang.
There is a massacre of Communists and all communists are expelled from GMD. -
Jiang Jieshi becomes leader of GMD
Jiang commanded the Northern Expedition that reunified China and brought the Warlord Era to an end. -
JIang declares China united.
Warlord Era finishes and GMD goes against communists.