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Qing Dynasty Overthrown by Nationalists
Nationalism is when one feels strangly about ones nation. It was so strong in China, that it over-powered the dynasty. -
The Republic of China was created
After the overthrowing of the Qing Dynasty, the Rebublic f China was esatblished. The leader of the Nationalist party was Sun Yixian. -
WWI
World War I began and the attention was taken away from China's problems. -
End of WWI. Signing of Treaty of Versaille
When treaty was signed, it brought back Yixian's government for China and gave some control to parts of the country to Japan. -
Chinese Communist Party met in Shangai for their premier meeting.
One of the mebers there was young Mao Zedong, a teacher. -
Sun Yixian died
When Yixian died, his government Kuomintag and Jiang Jieshi tried to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party but eventually they turned from them. -
Jiang Jieshi announces the start of the Nationalist Republic of China
JIang Jieshi forms a new government and calls it the Nationalist Republic of China. -
Long March
Mao Zedong and his followers fleed to the mountains to not get capturee by the Nationalist Government. -
Japan invades China
In 1937 Japan, who had a strong and well organized army, invaded and took control of most of Eastern China in hope of gaining resources. -
The Civil War
The Chinese Communists now known as the Red Army, were in a civil war against the Nationalist Group. -
The Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong was trying to create an economy that would eventually be competing against America's. He announced a plan to develop agriculture and industry. It was a collosal failure and should have been called The Great Leap Backwards. -
Collectives and Communes of The Great Leap
Mao's plan included putting people into collectives and communes, which were like communities- most contained about 5000 families. Families gave up possesion of their most prized items so that all was owned by the communes. People now worked for the communes instead of themselves. -
The Red Guards began
These people were part of the Peoples' Republic of China and were followers of Mao Zedong. They were part of the parliamentary social movement in the Cultural Revolution. -
Start of the Cultural Revolution
The cultural revolution was a social-political movement. It happened in the Peoples' Republic of China. Led by Mao Zedong, its goal was to rmove capitalists and spread socialism. It was an attempt to make all citizens live the life of a peasant. -
Tiananmen Square Protests
This square was built in 1415 and is located in Beiijing. It has been the scene of many historical events in China. This includes protests for pro-democracy movements but ended in many deaths when martial law was proclaimed in Beiijing at the end of the protests.
