China Timeline Flashcards
Cixi died, replaced by Pu Yi
1906
Worst harvest failure in 40 years
1911
Rebellion against govt in Sichuan province after police fired on demonstrators, killing many. Help from SY
September
1911
Rebellion escalated, soldiers in New Army supported rebels
October 10th
1911
Pu Yi abdicates, Yuan Shikai becomes President
February 12
1912
National Assembly formed with elections but banned
1912
21 Demands from JPN accepted
1915
Yuan become Emperor, accepted Mandate of Heaven
January 1
1916
Yuan renounced the throne
March
1916
Yuan died
June
1916
Warlord china
1916
May the 4th movement
May 4th
1919
CCP formed
1921
GMD accepted military and financial aid from RU
1923
Whampoa Academy set up with RU
1924
SY died
CK=leader
1925
Northern Expedition, remove warlords
1926
Hankow captured, govt set up there
September
1926
CCP-30000 members
1926
GMD captured Nanjing, Nationalist govt set up
S of Yangtze in GMD hands
1927
China reunified
CK recognised by foreign powers
June
1927
CCP-58000 people
1927
The Shanghai Massacres
1927
Nationalist China
1928
Jianxi Soviet
1928
Extermination campaigns
1930
Japan invaded Manchuria
1931
Change of extermination campaign
1934
87000 breakout of Jianxi Soviet
Long March
October 16
1934
Met GMD at Xian river
45000 died
November 25
1934
RA reach Zunyi
Better tactics made
January 9th
1935
RA reach Yanan
October
1935
Chiang imprisoned by own general
Forced to make 2nd United Front
1936
2nd United Front formed
1937