Causes of the Chinese Civil War

  • China humiliation by Europe

    China humiliation by Europe
    Period of intervention of western powers and Japan to China between 1839-1949.
    Starter with the First Opium war and ended with Second Sino-Japanese war
  • Taiping Rebellion

    Taiping Rebellion
    Was a big rebellion that was fought from 1850 to 1864 between Manchu dynasty and Hong Xiuquan army
  • Boxer rebellion

    Boxer rebellion
    Was a anti-imperialist, colonial and Christian movement that took place in China towards the end of the Qing dinasty
  • Russo-Japanese war

    Russo-Japanese war
    This war was fought on 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan because the ambition of having Manchuria
  • Yuan Shikai

    Yuan Shikai
    Chinese militar who rose to power during the end of the Quing dynasty (he became a Dictator)
  • May Fourth Movement

    May Fourth Movement
    Was an anti-imperialist, cultural and political movement made by students to show his nonconformity agains Chinese gov't weak response against treaty of versailles
  • United front

    United front
    The CCP and the GMD (two Chinese parties) make an alliance to fight against warlords in China
  • CCP attack GMD

    CCP attack GMD
    This attack was made because there as no more cooperation between these two parties and de GMD was communist
  • White terror

    White terror
    It was a massacre commited on Shanghai against the communist by the CCP (5000 communist died)
  • Mao Zedong reach power

    Mao Zedong reach power
    Mao reach power and stablish the republic of China