China in the Early 20th Century By maryplu Jan 1, 1911 Qing Dynasty Falls Find Out More! Aug 25, 1912 Sun Yat-Sen founds the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) Find Out More Jan 1, 1916 Sun Yat-Sen takes control of the Republic of China Find Out More! Aug 30, 1921 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) founded Find Out More! Mar 12, 1925 Sun Yat-Sen dies, Chiang KaiShek takes over May 26, 1927 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attacked by Chiang and KMT (thousands killed) Find Out More! Oct 16, 1934 The Long March Begins Find Out More Jul 7, 1937 Japan Invades China (Sino-Japanese War) Find Out More Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 15, 1945 WWII- Chinese Civil War and Revolution put on hold Find Out More about what happened in China during WWII! Aug 15, 1945 WWII ends Find Out More! Oct 1, 1949 Mao Conquers Beijing- Establishes the People's Republic of China Find Out More!
