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Taiping Rebellion
Part of a religious movement, and part political reform movement. It was only put down until the death of millions of Chinese by regional armies.
This involvement of regional armies began the move away from centralized control, which would result in the Warlord Era in the 1920s -
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Western control
China lost more territory to Japan when it was part of the settlement in the Russo - Japanese War. The extend of popular anti-western feeling turned into widespread violent rebellion against Westerners in the Boxer Rebellion in 1899, however without modern weaponry, the anti-foreign revolt was doomed to fail -
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Machu dynasty
The majority of the population were peasants, they suffered from starvation during floods or droughts.
The population in China grew by 8 percent and the land cultivated grew only 1 percent. -
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Dr Sun Yixian became the first provisional President of China
Sun agreed for Yuan Shikai to be President of the new republic in February 1912 in exchange for the end of Manchu rule in China -
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Rule of Yuan Shikai
Regionalism continued under Yuan´s rule.
Sun´s party reformed as the Guomindang in 1912 and declared itself as parliamentary party -
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The may Fourth movement
Students led a mass demonstration in Beijing against the warlords, traditional Chinese culture, and the Japanese.
The movement was dedicated to change and the rebirth of China as a proud and independent nation.
The communists and nationalist came together in 1922. -
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First United front between CCP and GMD
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Sun Yixian Death
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Jian Jieshi
Becomes leader of the GMD
tension increased between Jiang and Communist Central Committee.
Shangai massacre of communist in April
Communists expelled from GMD .
Guangzhou massacre
The CCP was nearly crushed by 1927 -
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Jiang Jieshi
Has control of Beijing, declares China now united.
GMD now turns against the communists.