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Overthrow
The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinese Emperor -
Dynasty Falls
on october 10th in 1911, the dynasty falls. the soldiers forced the emperor to leave his position. at this time the emperor was a five year old boy. -
Gain support
Mao Zedong's Communist Party gains support from the peasants by giving them land -
Defeat Communism
Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the Long March" -
Jiang Jieshi becomes leader
Jiang Jieshi becomes leader of the Nationalist party. -
Chinese Civil War
(1927-1950) War between Chinese communists and Republic loyalists. -
Japan invade
Japan invades China in WW2 suspending the civil war. -
Atomic bomb
The first atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan signs the Instrument of surrender on September 2, ending WW ll. -
Seize control
The communist party seizes control of China
