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Causes of the first period of the Chinese civil war

By Fernanda Osorio Alatorre

  • Peasants Suffering

    Peasants Suffering
    By 1900, China was ruled by the Manchu dynasty and their principal source of income was the land cultives, unfortunately the population started to grow by 8 percent and the farmers seemed difficult to cultivate in small lands and with the taxes included they started to face severous poverty.

  • China Losts

    China Losts
    China lost territory in the Ruso-Japanese war but it suffered an even major lost later to Japan.

  • Death of Emperor

    Death of Emperor
    Political weakness of the Manchu Dynasty became stronger after the death of the Emperor.

  • The Revolution (October)

    The Revolution (October)
    A revolution named the Double Tenth overthrown the ruling Dynasty by taking their military control and spreading the rebellion. Some provinces declared themselves independent.

  • The Republic (November)

    The Republic (November)
    A month later after the Double Tenth revolution the delegates from the independent provinces declared the creation of the Chinese republic.

  • Shikai becomes emperor

    Shikai becomes emperor
    Shikai proclamed himself emperor after the departure of Sun Yixian

  • Political weakness

    Political weakness
    China was not an united country anymore, instead it had small states ruled by different warlords and it is says that it´s provincionalism was a key point in causin the civil war.

  • May Fourth Movement

    May Fourth Movement
    The may fourth movement was led by students in a attempt to erradicate warlords and create a new chinese independent nation without imperialism.

  • The CCP is formed

    The CCP is formed
    The Chinese Communist Party was formed in an attempt to ally with the GMD and to cooperate with the Nationalists of the USSR.

  • The GMD took control

    The GMD took control
    After the death of Sun Yixian the GMD was stablished to rule the National Government.
    The GMD was created with parliamentary basis.

  • Start of Civil War

    Start of Civil War
    The CCP was nearly ended after facing the attacks of the GMD and in an attempt to outlast, it runs to the mountains of Jiangsi but is followed by the GMD decided to erradicate them.
    The Civil war begins...

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    The Chinese Civil War was a political conflict that happened from August 1927 to October 1949 between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party after the attacking to the CCP.