Chinese Civil War Timeline

Question 1

First Sino-Japanese War

Answer 1

1894-1895

Question 2

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 2

1898-1901

Question 3

Chinese Republic is established in

Answer 3

January 1912

Question 4

Period of Warlords

Answer 4

June 1916

Question 5

1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Mao Zedong is one of the 12 delegates

Answer 5

July 1921

Question 6

Jiang Jeshi and GMD undertake northern Campaign against Warlords

Answer 6

July 1926

Question 7

Massacre of communists in Shanghai leads GMD to break alliance with communists

Answer 7

April 1927

Question 8

GMD establish Central Government in China (Capital is Nanjing and President is Jiang Jeshi)

Answer 8

October 1928

Question 9

Japan begins invasion in Manchuria

Answer 9

September 1931

Question 10

Mao is established as head of the Chinese Soviet Republic at Jiangxi

Answer 10

November 1931

Question 11

Communists undertake the Long March with new base established at Yan’an

Answer 11

October 1934

Question 12

Japan captures Beijing : GMD and CCP form First United Front

Answer 12

July 1937

Question 13

United front breaks up when Jiang’s forces attack communist troops.

Answer 13

1941

Question 14

Japan is defeated in the Second World War and is forced to withdraw

Answer 14

September 1945

Question 15

Full scale civil war breaks out between the GMD and Communists

Answer 15

June 1946

Question 16

Communist forces capture Beijing

Answer 16

June 1949

Question 17

People’s Republic of China is proclaimed in Beijing by Mao Zedong

Answer 17

October 1949

Question 18

Mao’s Birth

Answer 18

1893 in Shaoshan in Hunan province in a wealthy peasant family.

Question 19

KMT formed under Sun Yat sen

Answer 19

1912

Question 20

Mao founded Communist Party (CCP)

Answer 20

1921

Question 21

First United Front

Answer 21

1923

Question 22

First Chinese Civil War

Answer 22

1927-1937

Question 23

Jiang’s first Encirclement campaign attacks Jiangxi Soviet, defeated by CCP

Answer 23

1930-1931

Question 24

Jiang launches Second and Third Encirclement Campaigns agains Jiangxi Soviets, both are defeated

Answer 24

1931

Question 25

Japanese attack Shanghai

Answer 25

1932

Question 26

Jiangxi Soviets declare war on Japan

Answer 26

1932

Question 27

Fourth Encirclement begins

Answer 27

1932

Question 28

Long March

Answer 28

1934-1935

Question 29

Jiang Jieshi taken histage by warlord Zhang Xueliang in Xi'nan

Answer 29

1936

Question 30

Second United Front

Answer 30

April 1937

Question 31

Japan invades China

Answer 31

July 1937

Question 32

Jiang Jieshi moves Government to Chongqing

Answer 32

November 1937

Question 33

Rape of Nanjing

Answer 33

December 1937

Question 34

Hundred Regiments assault on Japanese by Red Army

Answer 34

August 1940

Question 35

Anhui Incidents ends second United Front

Answer 35

January 1941

Question 36

US commander Stilwell leaves China at Jiang Jieshi's request

Answer 36

October 1944

Question 37

US Ambassador Hurley leads talks between GMD and CCP

Answer 37

Aug-Oct 1945

Question 38

Agreement announced , both CCP and GMD send forces to manchuria

Answer 38

October 1945

Question 39

US General Marshall arrives to lead negociations

Answer 39

December 1945

Question 40

Truce between GMD and CCP

Answer 40

January 1946

Question 41

Jiang Jieshi takes Yan'an

Answer 41

March 1947

Question 42

Mao announces land reform

Answer 42

October 1947

Question 43

USSR began withdrawal from Manchuria (Fighting breaks between GMD and CCP)

Answer 43

March 1946

Question 44

Marshall leaves China

Answer 44

January 1947

Question 45

US congress passes China Aid Act - Aid sent to GMD

Answer 45

April 1948

Question 46

Battle of the Hua-Hai begins

Answer 46

November 1948

Question 47

GMD loses battle of Huai-Hai

Answer 47

January 1949

Question 48

The CCP capture Nanjing

Answer 48

April 1949

Question 49

CCP takes Shanghai

Answer 49

May 1949

Question 50

Jiang flees to Taiwan

Answer 50

December 1949