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Chinese Revolution
1911 marks the beginning of the Chinese Revolution. The revolution overthrows the Qing Dynasty and creates a republic. The Chinese Revolution ends 3000 years of dynastic history. -
President of the Republic of China
Sun Yat Sen is procalimed the president of the republic of China.
Sun Yat Sen is considered the father of modern China. He was influential in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. -
Guomindang compete with communists
The Guomindang compete with Communists in trying to reform China. The Guomindang are led by Chiang Kai Shek. The communists are led by Mao Dejong. -
Mao helps found Chinese Communist Party
Mao becomes one of the twelve founders of the Chinese Communist Party. -
Sun Yat Sen dies
Sun Yat Sen dies -
Alliance ruined between Guomindang and Communists
The alliance between the Guomindang and Communists is ruined. Guomindang leader Chaing Kai Shek got mad at the communists for trying to foment the socialist revolution -
Mao leader of Chinese Communist Party
Mao takes leadership of the Chinese Communist Party -
Japanese destroy Nanking
The Japanese destroy the city of Nanking, China. The nationalists react by abonding the city. -
Rectification Program
Students and intellectuals sent down into the countryside. The purpose was to give them a taste of what real China was like in an effort to re-educate them. -
People’s Republic of China
Mao declares People’s Republic of China. The four coalation of lasses were to be led by the CCP. The four classes included workers, peasants, petite bourgeoisie, and national-capitalists. -
Chiang Kai Shek retreats to Taiwan
Chiang Kai Shek was a Chinese military and political leader who led the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) for five decades. Chiang fled to Taiwan after a series of losses to the Republic of China. -
Spy Accusations
Between Oct. 1950-August 1951 28,332 people were accused of being spies. Counterrevolutionaries were humiliated and executed. -
5 year plan 1953-57
Started under th leadership of Mao Zedong. Based off the Soviet economic model. Resulted in increased industry, improved living standards for urban living, and China’s population growth. -
Great Leap Forward 1958-60
Did not increase steel production and produced bad steel. 20 million people died due to paying for machinery with grain. -
Cultural Revoultion 1960-69
Social-political movement set in motion by Mao Zedong. China's youth responded to Mao's appeal by forming Red Guard groups around the country. People relocated to the countryside, millions persecuted, and countless historical and religious artifacts destroyed. -
Mao Zedong dies
Mao Zedong Dies
