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Qing Dynasty
End of the Qing Dynasty. -
Sun Yat Sen
Sun Yat Sen declared President. -
Chinese Reformation
The Guomindang, led by Chiang Kai Shek were competing with the communists to reform China. -
Mao did what??
Mao founds the Communist party! -
Death
Sun Yat Sen dies. -
Alliance Ruined
The Guomindang and Communists lost their alliance because Chiang Shek became angry with the Communists. -
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The Long March
The Long March is en route for 368 days. Rise of Mao Zedong to preeminence. -
Communist party leader?
Mao becomes a leader of the Communist party. -
Nanking
The Japanese destroy the Chinese city of nanking. The Nationalists abandoned. -
The Rectification Program
Educated students were sent to the countryside to be re-educated with the peasants. -
Who retired?
Chiang Shek retires from his presidency. -
Big Announcement
Mao declares "Peoples Republic of China". -
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Spies??
28,332 people are accused of being spies or counterrevolutionaries and then executed. -
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5 Year Plan
China's first 5 year plan killed private industry, weakened capitalism, and gave the state control. -
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Cultural Revolution
Millions of people are persecuted, there is mass destruction, and intellectuals are sent to work in the countryside alongs-side peasants. -
Uh Oh!
Mao dies.
