Nationalists Overthrowing the Qing DynastyShaky starts for the new republic

• Early 1900s: China → controlled• Modernization & nationalism-key for survival•Koumintang (The Nationalist Party)•Sun Yixian

–Three principles of the people•Nationalism, people’s rights and livelihood.

•Yun ShikaiWW1 spells more problems

•1917 Beijing declared war against Germany•Treaty of Versailles

The May Fourth Movement• May 4, 1919: students protesting• Mao Zedong → “Great Helmsman”

– Chinese Marxist & political leader of China– China’s greatest Revolutionary Leader

• May Fourth Movement• People Joined

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The Communist Party in ChinaLenin befriends China

• 1921 Communist Party• Set up government South China• Lenin preached worldwide revolution

Nationalists and Communists Clash• 1925 Sun Yixian dead• Fought warlords• April 1927, almost wiped out communist party• 1928 Jiang president

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Civil War Raging in China

The Long March

• 1930 bloody civil war

• 1933 Jiang gathered army

• 1934 Communists forces fled

• Long March

Japan’s Invasion suspends the Civil War

• Japan invades

• 1937 killed many

• 1938 united and fought

The LongMarch

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