China 20th century

By Cassie Luo
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    Republic of China provisional presidential election

    Sun Yat-sen was elected president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, with a majority of sixteen of the seventeen provincial representatives of the Tongmenghui in Nanjing
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    China 20th century

  • Wuchang uprising

    New Army soldiers staged a mutiny in Wuchang District and occupied the residence of the Viceroy of Huguang.

  • Military revolts

    Military revolts by reform-minded officers lead to proclamation of Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen and abdication of last Qing emperor. Republic struggles to consolidate its rule amid regional warlordism and the rise of the Communist Party.

  • Yuan died

    Yuan Shikai was a Chinese military and government official who rose to power during the late Qing dynasty and tried to save the dynasty with a number of modernization projects including bureaucratic, fiscal, judicial, educational, and other reforms.

  • Sun Yat Sen dies

    Sun Yat-Sen dies and Chang Kai Shek takes his place as the leader of Guomindang.

  • Chinese Civil War

    A war between the two Chinese government ideals, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT).

  • Japanese invasion

    The attack of the Kwantung Army of Imperial Japan invaded Manchuria in direct response to the Mukden Incident.

  • Xi'an Incident

    Zhang Xueliang arrested Chiang in Xi'an due to concerns he was insufficiently committed to anti-Japanese resistance.

  • Japanese Invasions

    Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria immediately after the Mukden Incident.

  • World War II

    In December, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States attack Japan from 1941-1945. In August the United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan.

  • Surrender of Japan

    Japanese forces in China formally surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek.

  • Surrender of Japan

    China regains control of Taiwan from Japan and was proclaimed as Retrocession Day. Chen Yi of the Kuomintang was appointed Chief Executive.

  • February 28 Incident

    February 28 Incident: Nationalist forces violently suppressed an anti-government protest in Taiwan Province.

  • Mao Zedong

    Following the Chinese Revolution of 1949. Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of People's Republic of China (PRC).

  • Red Guards

    Communistic military forces that helped Mao Zedong come into power over China in 1949.

  • Deng Xiaoping comes to power

    Deng created reforms during his rule that covered all aspects of China's political, economic and social life, restoring the country to a standard in domestic stability and growth in economics.