China Flashcards
Much of China’s coastline is now controlled by foreign countries
1900
500 million people in China. This means not enough land to go around, high rents for peasants
1900
Empress Dowager give support to the BOXER REBELLION
Led to foreign soldiers occupying Beijing
1900
Sun Yat-Sen started revolts in several parts of China
1907
Puyi became the new emperor,
Empress Dowager dies also
1908
Chinese revolution, starting in Wuhan, Emperor Fell.
Yuan Shikai became president of the republic of China
1911
Sun yatsen forms the kuomintang, Aims of democracy, Nationalism, Socialism.
1913
Yuan dies and warlords take over in different parts of China
1916
4th May movement, Student. Students protested against the TOFV
1919
CCP Formed
1921
Russian supply Kuomintang with money weapons advisers
1923
Sun Yat-Sen died, Chiang Kai Shek became the new leader of the KMT
1925
Northern expedition against warlords was successful
1926
Shanghai massacre against communist.
Mao escaped to jiangxi, Built up the red army
1927
Chiang captured Beijing
1928