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End of Qing Dynasty
The Wuchang Uprising succeeded which led to the creation of the new central government which was the Republic of China and Sun Yat-sen was its provsional head. -
Kuomintang of China
The official founding of the Republic of China marked the end of the Qing Dynasty and the start of a new era. The predecessor of the Kuomintang, the Revolutionary Alliance,was the one that played the major part in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. -
May Fourth Movement
This was an anti-imperialist movement inspired by students from China that did not agree with its country weak response to the Treaty of Versailles which allowed Japan to have land that the Chinese felt were theirs. -
Chinese Communist Party
After the student protest from May 4, some people changed their ideology towards communism which led to the formation of the Chinese Communist Party. This new movement would get into many civil wars with the Republic of China. -
Long March
The Long March was the retreat during the civil war by the Communist Party from the Chinese Nationalist Army, which lasted more than 370 days. Mao Zedong was the leader and gained respect from other generals and eventually was named leader of the Communist National Party. -
December 9th Movement
This was another protest movement led by students who were demanding that the Chinese government resist the Japanese agression. -
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a battle between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1941. The war resulted from the Japanese imperialist policy that aimed to dominate China in all aspects, especifically in the political and in the military.
