Chinese Revolution 1911-49

  • KMT overthrows the Qing Dynasty

    KMT overthrows the Qing Dynasty

  • Sun took over

    Sun took over

    Sun Yixian becomes president of the new Republic of China
  • WWI produces problems for China

    WWI produces problems for China

    Chine allies with Japan and declare war to Germany
  • may fourth movement

    may fourth movement

    protest of chinese students against Japan
  • The communist party

    The communist party

    small groups of intellectuals meet and found a group to discuss Marx´s revolutionary beliefs
  • comunists and nationalists clash

    comunists and nationalists clash

    Jiang goes against Sun
  • Nationalists ambush communists leaders

    Nationalists ambush communists leaders

    the nationalists nearly wiped out the chinese communist party, its few survivors went into hiding.
  • Jiang took control of the nationalist republic of china

    Jiang took control of the nationalist republic of china

    The nationalists win and form a national recognized government by the rest of the world.
  • nationalists and communists fight the civil war

    nationalists and communists fight the civil war

    the nationalists and communists fight the bloody civil war.
  • Japan invades manchuria

    Japan invades manchuria

    Japan takes advantage of chinese weaknes by the civil war and envades and industrilized manchuria.
  • Nationalists defeat the communists

    Nationalists defeat the communists

    the nationalists army of about 700,000 men, surrounded the communists´ and fought in a ratio of six to one.
  • The long march

    The long march

    the Communists give themselves as defeated and do a march of about 6,000 miles long.
  • Japan begins invading the rest of China

    Japan begins invading the rest of China

  • onset of WWII in asia

    onset of WWII in asia

    Japan invaded invaded all china, and took control of a large part of it for a long time.
  • Communists win the Revolution

    Communists win the Revolution

    the communism rules china and names it the republic of china