hIStOrIc dATeS Flashcards
Opium War
1839-42
Treaty of Nanjing- Hong Kong ceded to Britain
1842
New territories ceded to Britain
1898
Boxer Rebellion
1899-1901
Death of Princess Dowager
1908
Revolution overthrows Qing Dynasty
1911
Republic of China proclaimed
1912
Sun Yat-Sen relinquishes presidency to Yuan Shikai
1912
Japanese twenty-one demands for control over China
1915
May fourth movement- modern Chinese Nationalism reborn
1919
Chinese communist party (CCP) founded
1921
GuoMinDang (GMD) (Kuomingtang political party) reorganised
1923
CCP and GMD cooperate in first united front
1923
Death of Sun-Yat Sen
1925
Northern Expedition to Unify China
1926
CCP and GMD split after Shanghai massacre
1927
GMD National Government in Nanjing
(The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD) or the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a major political party in the Republic of China throughout its historical periods in both the Chinese mainland as well as Taiwan.)
1928
CCP establishes rural bases in Jiangxi province
1929-34
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
1931
CCP Long March to Xi’an base
1934-36
Japanese invasion of China proper
1937 (July)
CCP and GMD Second United Front
1937 (September)
Japanese surrender
1945