China 20th Century

By Ye Fung Wai, Hanson
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    China 20th Century

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    Wuchang Uprising

    An armed rebellion against the ruling the Qing dynasty. It took place in Wuchang in Hubei. It was the first successful uprising led by the New Army. It was also a part of the beginning of the Xinhai revolution.

  • Second Guangzhou Uprising

    As known as Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising. It was an uprising which happened in Guangzhou and led by Huang Xing (a Chinese revolutionary leader and politician) and his revolutionaries against the Qing Dynasty.
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    Xinhai Revolution

    As known as the ​Revolution of 1911. A revolution that overthrew last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty) of China. It also established the Republic of China.

  • Republic of China Provisional Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election

    The election that held on 29 December 1911. Sun Yat-sen was elected as President. Li Yuan-hung was elected as Vice-President respectively.
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    Republic of China National Assembly election

    The first election of the new founded Republic of China Senate and House of Representatives.
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    New Culture Movement

    As known as the ​May Fourth Movement. A cultural revolution and sociopolitical reform movement that occurred in China. New Culture Movement critiqued the Chinese traditional "Confucianism" ideas. It also spread and advocated Western thoughts, especially science and democracy.

  • Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded

    The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded on July 1, 1921, in Shanghai, China. It chiefed by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao.
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    Northern Expedition

    A military campaign that was launched by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang. This expedition was to reunify China which had already become "fragmented" in the aftermath of the Xinhai Revolution.
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    Chinese Civil War

    A war which was fought between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China. The largest civil war that brought the most influences in China in the 20th century. It split into two stages. The first stage was held from 1927 to 1937. The second stage happened from 1945 to 1950. Communist Party finally obtained the most area in the mainland. Also, it established the People’s Republic of China instead of the original state system of the Republic of China

  • Shanghai Massacre

    As known as the April 12 Incident. The violent suppression of the Communist Party of China organizations in Shanghai by the military forces of Chiang Kai-shek and conservative factions of the Kuomintang.

  • Nanchang Uprising

    The first engagement between the Nationalist Party of China and the Communist Party of China.
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    1931 Chinese Floods

    As known as the 1931 Yangtze-Huai River floods. A series of devastating floods that occurred in the Republic of China. They were the deadliest floods and one of the most lethal natural disasters of the 20th century in China. Estimates of the total death from 422,499 to between 3.7 million and 4 million.
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    Second Sino-Japanese War

    A military conflict that was fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. Japan invaded and occupied more and more of China progressively. Kuomintang and Communists nominally unite against the Japanese. Civil war resumes after Japan's defeat in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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    Nanjing Massacre

    An episode of mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing in the Second Sino-Japanese War. There were more than 300,000 Chinese people died​ in the massacre.

  • Establishment of the People's Republic of China

  • Establishment of People's Republic of Chin

    Mao Zedong had led the Communists to victory against the Nationalists. He proclaimed the founding and establishment of the People's Republic of China. The Nationalists retreated to the island of Taiwan and set up a government there.
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    Great Leap Forward

    An economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China. It was led by Chairman Mao Zedong which was aimed to transform the country from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization.
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    Backyard Furnace

    A small blast furnace which was used by the people of China during the Great Leap Forward
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    Cultural Revolution

    A sociopolitical movement in China that was launched by Mao Zedong. The goal of this movement was to preserve Chinese Communism by purging remnants of capitalist and tradition elements from Chinese society.

  • Battle of the Paracel Islands

    A military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam in the Paracel Islands. This battle was an attempt by the South Vietnamese Navy to expel the Chinese Navy from the vicinity.

  • 1976 Tangshan Earthquake

    As known as the Great Tangshan Earthquake. A natural disaster resulting from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei. There were more than 242,000 people died in this disaster.