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Violent rebellion against the Westerners through 1899-1901. Rebels attacked foreign embassies, but were heavily defeated by the modern weaponry of the imperial powers
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Death of the emperor in 1908 results in the rise of two-year old Pu yi. Prince Chun ruled as a regent but further weakened the empire situation
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During the double tenth Revolution. The government lost control of the military and provinces declaredthemselves independent from Beijing
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Sun Yixian is elected as the provisional President. Sun resigns and Yuan Shikai was now elected to be President
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Overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty as a consequence of the Double Tenth revolution
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Ruled as a dictator
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Koumintang becomes a parliamentary party under Sun Yixian
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Japan submitted a list of demands backed with a threat of war, these demands increased significantly Japan´s control over China
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Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, as a consequence he lost the support of the army and revolutionaries had no wish to see the mocharchy being restored. Forced to abdicate and died three moths later
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After Yuan´s death China was divided into hundreds of small states each controlled under a warlord and a private army. Causing misery to the peasants in China
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The Treaty of Versailles ignore China´s claim over the territory lost to German in the 19th Century, and the Shantung Province was given to Japan.
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Founded by Chen Duxiu with the support of Soviet Russia
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KMT and the CCP wanted to unify China, this meant gettingrid of the warlords
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Sun Yat Sen dies the 12th of March 1925 followed up by the rise of Chiang Kai-shek on July of the following year
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Sent by Chiang Kai-shek to crush the warloards in North and Central China. It was a great success
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Between the Chinese Nationalists Party and the Communist Party of China
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Chiang Kai-shek encircles Jianxi Soviet but is defeated by the CCP
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Launched by the KMT. Defeated by the CCP
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Launched by the KMT. Defeated by the CCP
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KMT adopted a policy of non resistance because of a weak navy and disunity in the country
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Chiang attempted to resist the Japanese attacks on Shanghai in 1932 but was unsuccesful and it May they agreed to a truce although Japan kept advancing and gaining control over China
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Mao was not involved. However Zhu De commander in chief of the Red Army used the same tacticts and defeated the KMT
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KMT change its approach with an air cover and artillery defeating the Red Army in October 1934
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The long march took more than 368 days and the death of 90% of the communist to reach Shaanxi and set up a communist base there.
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The Japanese responded to the"National War of Resistance" by attacking the Marco Polo bridge.
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The capital (Nanjing) was to be moved to Chongquing. Nanjing was therefore left to face the onslaught of the Japanese, who caused apalling atrocities in the city
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Anhui incident ends the Second United Front
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Japan surrenders in China`s theatre
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General George C Marshall arrives to China to lead negotiations. Leaves in 1947
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Truce between CCP and KMT
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USSR begins to withdraw from Manchuria and fighting between the CCP and the KMT resume in Manchuria
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US congress passes China Aid Act, aid is therefore sent to the KMT
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GMD loses the battle in January of the following year
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End of the Civil War. Communists defeated the KMT
