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Wuchang Uprising
Overthrow of Imperial dynastic government -
Republic of China Established
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Sun Yat Sun dies
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Chiang Kai Shek becomes leader of Guomindang (GMD) also known as KuoMinTang (KMT)
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Civil war between GMD/KMT and Chinese Communists
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Japan invades Manchuria
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The Long March
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Victory of Communists over GMD/KMT; Chinese Communist revolution establishes People's Republic of China
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Great Leap Forward
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The Cultural Revolution
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Mao's Death