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The Boxer Rebellion
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New Government Reforms
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Cixi dies
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Formation of Republic of China
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Sun offered to give up power to Yuan
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Abdication of Puyi and end of Qing
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Yuan Shikai is sworn in as president
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Yuan Shikai's presidency
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Tongmenghui forms into political party
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Yuan murders Song jiaoren
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Yuan forces 4 cabinet members to resign
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Yuan is sworn in as president
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Guomingdang is banned (GMD)
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New Culture Movement
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Japan issue 21 demands
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Day of Shame
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New Youth
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Yuan forced to renounce claim to throne
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Yuan dies from kidney disease
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Yuan declares himself emperor
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Warlord Decade
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China declares War on Germany and Axis powers
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October Revolution or Bolshevik Revolution
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Communist Internationale is formed
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Chinese territory is given to Japan
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May 4th Protest
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CCP founded and first meeting
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Karakhan Manifesto
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Baihua recognized as "National Language"
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Sun formed alliance with Comintern
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Sun-Joffe Declaration
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The First United Front is formalized
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Whampoa Military Academy inaugurated
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Sun dies of liver cancer
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May 30 Atrocious Incident
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Northern Expedition
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Chiang Kaishek begins Northern Expedition
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Chiang Kaishek elected GMD Central Executive Committee
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Wuhan becomes Nationalist government's capital
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Northern Expedition troops enter Shanghai
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Warlord troops raid Soviet in Beijing
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Shanghai Massacres
Green Gang raided CCP cells and executed them -
Beginning of White Terror
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Chiang Kaishek formally set up Nanjing Government
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Li Dazhao is executed in Beijing
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Horse Day Incident
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Communist Uprising in Nanchang
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The Nanchang Uprising
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Autumn Harvest Uprising
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Establishment of Red Army in Jianggangshan
Established by Mao Zedong and Zhu de -
Northern Expedition ends
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Chiang becomes chairman of Nationalist government
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Communist troops establish base at Ruijin
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Hunan Soviet established
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28 Bolsheviks take control as leaders of CCP
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Japanese occupation of Manchuria
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Mukden Incident
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Jiangxi Soviet established
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Shanghai Incident
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Jiangxi Soviet declares war on Japan
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Zhou Enlai replaces Mao as commisar of Red Army
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New Life Movement launched
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Long March begins
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Battle of Xiang River
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Period: to
Zunyi Conference
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Battle Luding Bridge
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Battle of Lazikuo Pass
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Long March ends
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Yan'an Soviet base is established
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Xi'an Incident
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Marco Polo Incident
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Battle of Shanghai
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Second United Front introduced
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Japanese troops completed their occupation of Nanjing
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The Rape of Nanjing
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Yellow River Fiasco
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Japanese captures Wuhan
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On New Democracy is launched
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CCP and Red Army launched the Hundred Regiments Offensive
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China formally declares war on axis powers
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Mao launches Rectification campaign
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Mao Zedong Thought as guiding ideology of CCP
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Soviet troops enter Manchuria to combat Japan
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Japan surrenders unconditionally
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Jiang signs Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance with USSR
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CCP Red Army reformed People's Liberation Party
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228 Massacre
Nationalist troops massacre 10,000-20,000 protestors in Taiwan -
Chiang troops captured Yan'an
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Mao delivers 'On the People's Democratic Dictatorship'
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Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China
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Chiang fled to Taiwan