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Sun was elected president of China
He enforced and established a modern government based on nationalism, people's rights, and people's livelihood. -
Yuan Shikai became president of China
Betrayed the democratic ideals of the revolution and ruled as a military dictator, and his actions sparked local revolts. -
Government in Beijing declared war against Germany
Allied leaders gave Japan the territories and privilages that had previously belonged to Germany. -
May fourth movement
3,000 angry students gathered in Beijing to protest european imperialism in China. -
Communist party was formed
It was formed by Mao Zedong and later became the leader of Communist China. It was a movement for China to become autonomous. -
Jiang Jieshi became president
Great Britain and the USA recognized the new government and communist countries don't recognize it. -
Chinese civil war
Nationalists and communists fought for political control of China. -
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Japanese invaded China
Japanese forces took advantage of China's weakening situation and invaded Manchuria. This signaled the onset of World War II.
Japanese dropped bombs in China, killing thousands of chinese and damaging their farms and crops.
Japan then held large control over China; nationalists and communists united to fight Japanese. Jiang made changes in Sun's "Three principles of the People". -
Communist forces fled
Nationalists defeated communists, so communists ran away to north of China and retreated to go back to war. -
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USA and Nationalists fight Japanese army
Mao's army controlled much of northern China, while nationalists dominated southwestern China.
Japanese had an army of 2.5 million men, while USA and nationalist army had 1.5 billion in aid to fight the Japanese.
Supplies and money ended up in hands of a few corrupt officers.
Nationalists and Communists resumed their civil war. -
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Mao Zedong takes control of China
China's economy was collapsing, thousand of Nationalist soldiers desserted to the Communists.
China's major cities fled to the Red forces, and Mao Zedong gained control of the country naming it People's Republic of China.
Jiang and other nationalists retreated to the island of Taiwan.
Mao's victory fueled US anti-communist feelings.
