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Chinese Emperor is overthrown
The Revolutionary alliance overthrows the last Chinse Emperor. -
Communist party gains support
Mao Zedong's Communist Party gains support from the peasants by giving them land -
Chinese Communist Party formed
Chinse Communist Party formed in Shanghai. Fun fact: It started as a study group -
Communist party controls China
The Communist party seizes control of China. -
Mao's communists defeated
Jiang Jieshi defeats Mao's communists and the communists flee in "the Long March" -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China in World War II suspending the civil war. -
Communist leaders meet
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong meet to talk about formation of a government after the war -
United States cuts ties with China
United States cuts tdiplomatic ties with China because of communism. -
"China White Paper" established
China White Paper told the United State's policy toward China in the past. It said that only Chinse forces could decided how the Civil War would end. -
People's Republic of China established
After winning military fights, Mao Zedong created People"s Republic of China