China's Road to Communism

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    At first the nationalists were powerful and Jiang Jieshi destroyed the communist forces and then Mao re-organized and the communists took over China
  • Communist Forces Defeat the Nationalists

    Communist Forces Defeat the Nationalists
    Mao announced that the People's Republic of China was now established
  • Nationalists and Jiang Jieshi flee to Taiwan

    Nationalists and Jiang Jieshi flee to Taiwan
    It was announced that the People's Republic of China was established. Comunism was in control of China so the nationalists and Jiang Jieshi fled to Taiwan.
  • Great Leap Forward

    Great Leap Forward
    Mao attempted to modernize China so that by 1988 they would have an economy that rivalled America.
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution
    This event had a huge impact on China from 1965 to 1968. It was when Mao tried to instill his beliefs into China. People in the country banded to gether and encouraged eachother to criticise thise who Mao decided were untrustworthy in how Mao wanted the country to be.
  • Death of Chairman Mao

    Death of Chairman Mao
    The communist leader of China left the country devastated when he died in 1976.
  • Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Tiananmen Square Massacre
    The people wanted a democracy and their peaceful protesting broke out into a massacre that killed thousands.