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Sun Yat-sen is born
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Chiang Kai-shek is born
Biography Born: October 30, 1887
Ch'i-k'ou, Chekiang, China
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Mao Zedong
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Xinhai Revolution
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Xinhai Revolution
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Sun as the President of the Republic of China
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Warlord era
Wiki The Chinese Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China, from 1916 to 1928, when the country was divided among military cliques in the mainland China regions of Sichuan, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Yunnan, and Xinjiang. -
May Fourth Movement
Wiki The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919, protesting the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles, especially the Shandong Problem. These demonstrations sparked national protests and marked the upsurge of Chinese nationalism, a shift towards political mobilization and away from cultural activitie -
Treaty of Versailles
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Foundation of Communist Party of China
Spartacus Inspired by the Russian Revolution the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was established in Shanghai by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao in June 1921. Early members included Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and Lin Biao. Following instructions from the Comintern members also joined the Kuomintang. -
Chiang became commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy
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The first United Front (1924-1927)
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Sun died
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Northern Expedition
Wiki The Northern Expedition, was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1926 to 1928. Its main objective was to unify China under the Kuomintang banner by ending the rule of local warlords. It led to the demise of the Beiyang government and to the Chinese reunification of 1928. -
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Nanjing Decade
Biography The Nanjing decade (also Nanking decade, Chinese: 南京十年) was the decade from 1927 (or 1928) to 1937 in the Republic of China. -
Invasion of Manchuria
Wiki The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, when Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
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Long March
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The Long March (1934-1935)
Info In October of 1934, tens of thousands of Chinese Communist soldiers embarked on a trek from one side of China to the other, not knowing how long they would be walking, what they would eat, or how their largely unarmed ranks would survive enemy attacks. This brutally difficult journey would indeed claim the lives of 7 out of every10 who attempted it, and would become a turning point of the Chinese Communist Party, for whose cause these soldiers were willing to die. -
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The Jiangsi Soviet/Southern Jiangsu Campaign
Southern Jiangsu Campaign (苏南战役) was a 1945 series battle fought at the Southern Jiangsu and adjacent regions in Anhui and northern Zhejiang, and it was a clash between the communists and the former nationalists turned Japanese puppet regime force who rejoined the nationalists after World War II with their Japanese ally. The battle was one of the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post World War II era, and resulted in c Wiki -
Foundation of Kuomintang
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Marriage Law
Marriage reform was one of the first priorities of the People's Republic of China when it was established in 1949. Women's rights was a personal interest of Mao Zedong's, and a common issue for Chinese intellectuals since the New Culture Movement in the 1910s and 1920s. Chinese marriage up until this time was often arranged or forced, concubinage was commonplace, and women could not seek divorce -
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Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution had a massive impact on China from 1965 to 1968. The Cultural Revolution is the name given to Mao’s attempt to reassert his beliefs in China. Mao had been less than a dynamic leader from the late 1950’s on, and feared others in the party might be taking on a leading role that weakened his power within the party and the country. This probably explains the Cultural Revolution – it was an attempt by Mao to re-impose his authority on the party and therefore the country. -
Chiang Kai-Shek died
Biography Born: October 30, 1887
Ch'i-k'ou, Chekiang, China
Died: April 5, 1975
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Ten Year Plan
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Industrial Reform, phase 1
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"Resolution on the Reform of the Economic System"
This further loosened government control over enterprises while retraining public ownership. This resolution emphasised that ownership and management were distinct entities and that management should be given a certain amount of autonomy to improve production. This lead to a situation in which private groups could lease small and medium state enterprises, while the largest ones remained directly under the control of the state.
