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Civil war in China between the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
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An anti-imperialist, anti-colonial and anti-Christian rebellion to establish spheres of influence in China
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The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the Qing dynasty. The uprising directly lead to the downfall of the Qing dynasty and the formation of the Republic of China.
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The child emperor Puyi abdicated, thus ending the Qing dynasty.
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The May Fourth movement was a student-led protest against China's response to the Treaty of Versailles, focusing on the transfer of German colonies to Japan without China's consent. This became the foundation of the CCP.
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Chiang Kai Shek's KMT massacres Chinese communists in Shanghai.
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The Long March was a significant undertaking by the CCP, who escaped KMT encirclements in Jiangxi and marched to Shaanxi.
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Once the CCP troops broke out of the Jiangxi Soviet, they were nearly obliterated by the KMT troops. More than half of the soldiers died in the battle.
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The Zunyi conference was an important conference in which Mao left in a position to take over command of the army and the CCP, which was previously influenced by pro-Soviet factions.
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During the Long March, the CCP had to cross the Dadu river. 22 elite men were sent forward to capture the bridge before the main forces. 3 men fell into the river and died.
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The Japanese attacked China in the Second World War and pushed south all the way to Nanjing, where a 6-week-long mass orgy and looting happened in Nanjing.
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The People's Republic of China was founded by the Chinese Communist Party on this day.
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On this day the Chinese Government forcefully opened fire on unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square. The event is still denied by the Chinese Government.
