Mao Zedong Timeline Flashcards
1911
End of the Qing Dynasty due to resentment against the governments weakness against foreign power (imperialism)
1912
set up the republic under Sun Yatsen but he looses control/gives power to General Yuan Shikai (Kai-Shek) until his death in 1916
1916
war lord era (Generals controlled different areas) begins after yuan’s death and lasts until 1928
1919
May 4th movement against the unfair Treaty of Versailles. German concessions in China go to Japan added to the humiliation
1921
Mao one if the 12 delegates at the 1st national congress of the CCP
1924
First United Front with CCP and GMD to fight warlords
1925
Sun Yatsen dies and Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Ka-Shek) becomes the new leader
1926
Jiang and the GMD (KMT) undertake the Northern Expedition against the warlords.
1927
The white terror is launched by the GMD against the CCP, which breaks their alliance. Mao flees down south and in 1931 he sets up a Soviet in Jianxi and established the Red Army.
1928
GMD established a central government in Nanjing and Jiang becomes president. China becomes more stable with a new currency and some industrial growth.
1931
Japan invades Manchuria and steps up a puppet government with the last emperor Puyi named Manchuko.
1934
GMD forces the CCP to undertake a ‘Long March’ up North to escape persecution, where they establish a new Soviet. The Yanan years where Mao establish his role as the leader of the CCP
1937
Japan captures Beijing. CMD and CCP forms a second united front to fight the Japanese. (Sino-japanese war)
1945
Japan is defeated in WW2 by the USA. They are forced to withdraw.
1946
A full scale civil war breaks out between GMD and CCP.
