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Sun overthrows the Qing
Sun was the first leader of the Kuomintang, his Revolutionary Alliance was a forerunner of the Kuomintang. -
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Yuan Rules as a Military Dictator
After betraying the democratic ideas of the revolution, his actions sparked local revolts. -
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World One I
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Yuan Shikai dies
After his dead, authority was left to the warlords,China remained divided, and Kuomintang powerless -
The Goverment of Beijing declared war against Germany
They were hoping that the Allies would return control of China to the Chinese. However, under the treaty of Versailles, gave JApan the territories of Germany. -
The Chinese Communist Party is formed
Following the ideas of Lenin and Marx, Mao Zedong creates the Chinese Communist Party -
Nationalists and Communist Join to fight the Japanese and warlords
They join forces to be more powerful and fight their common enemy, Japan -
Lenin begins sending military advisers and equipment to China`s Nationalist government
He did this in return for allowing the Chinese Nationalist leaders to join the Kuomintang. Chinese Leaders traveled to Moscow for Military Training. -
Sun Yixian dies and Jiang Jieshi headed the Kuomintang
Jieshi´s followers were bankers and bussinesspeople. At first, he put aside his differences with the Communist. But after fighting the warlord,s, he turned against them. -
Nationalist troops and gangs kill Communist leaders and trade union members in various cities.
They moved to Shangai and killed leaders and Union Members. The killings also happened in other cities. The Nationalists almost wiped out the Communist Party. -
Jian becomes president of China
Great Britain and the United States, not the Soviet Union (beacuse of the massacres), recognized the new government. -
Jiang gathers an Army of more than 700000
His army surrounded the Communists mountain stronghhold. -
Communist forces fled and begin the Long March
The Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, retreatreat to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army. -
Japan launch an invasion to China
Taking advantage of the divisions and disorder in China, Japan atacked China,knowing that they would most likely succed. -
Japan controls large part of China
The Japanese invasion was a success, and by 1938, they controled a really big part of China. -
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World War II
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Civil War
With the help of Communist Russia, Mao´s army starts a civil war to overthrow the government. -
Mao gains control of the country
As a result of the civil war, Mao Zedong gains full control of the country, overthrowing the government -
Chinese and Sovients sign treaty of friendship
It was the product of negotiations between Liu Shaoqi and Stalin. With it, he Soviet Union officially recognized the People's Republic of China.
