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Chinese Revolution
revolutionaries in China lead a revolt against the Qing dynasty,
Qing dynasty falls and is replaced by the Republic of Cchina -
revolutionary army is formed
the revolutionary army is formed by two separate parties. by 1927, they control most of china -
revolutionary army breaks alliance
chiang kai shek leader of the chinese nationalist party massacres members of the communist patsy. -
japan invades!
japan invades china, destroys yhe city of nanjing and massacres 100,000 civilians and p.o.w.'s -
WW2 ENDS!
japan is defeated by the allies in WW2, two separate governments exist in china, the nationalist government lead by chiang kai shek, and the communist party led by mao zedong -
communism rises
mao zedong and the communist party rise to power -
the great leap forward
moa initiates the great leap forward
he creates communes -
cultural revolution
mao initiates the cultural revolution -
mao zedong dies
mao zedong is succeeded by deng xiaoping
