Chinese Civil War Timeline Flashcards
First Sino-Japanese War
1894-1895
Boxer Rebellion
1898-1901
Chinese Republic is established in
January 1912
Period of Warlords
June 1916
1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Mao Zedong is one of the 12 delegates
July 1921
Jiang Jeshi and GMD undertake northern Campaign against Warlords
July 1926
Massacre of communists in Shanghai leads GMD to break alliance with communists
April 1927
GMD establish Central Government in China (Capital is Nanjing and President is Jiang Jeshi)
October 1928
Japan begins invasion in Manchuria
September 1931
Mao is established as head of the Chinese Soviet Republic at Jiangxi
November 1931
Communists undertake the Long March with new base established at Yan’an
October 1934
Japan captures Beijing : GMD and CCP form First United Front
July 1937
United front breaks up when Jiang’s forces attack communist troops.
1941
Japan is defeated in the Second World War and is forced to withdraw
September 1945
Full scale civil war breaks out between the GMD and Communists
June 1946
Communist forces capture Beijing
June 1949
People’s Republic of China is proclaimed in Beijing by Mao Zedong
October 1949
Mao’s Birth
1893 in Shaoshan in Hunan province in a wealthy peasant family.
KMT formed under Sun Yat sen
1912
Mao founded Communist Party (CCP)
1921