China 1894-1937-Jan 31

[3] East Asian Countries #3: China 1894-1937  

1894 Sino-Japanese War  1904 Russo-Japanese War  1910 Japan annexed Korea

1911 Xinhai Revolution

   => Fall of Qing Dynasty (1644-, Manchus), end of 2,000 years of imperial rule

   => 1912 Republic of China (ROC) by Sun Yat-sen (孫文), Kuomintang (KMT 国民党)

       -> Yuan Shikai (袁世凱)

1927 Chinese Civil War  KMT by Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石) 

        vs Communist Party of China (CPC) by Mao Zedong (毛沢東)

1931 Liutiaohu (Mukden) Incident (柳条湖事件)

   => 1932 Manchukuo (満州国) Puyi (溥儀)

1937 Marco Polo (Lugou) Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事件)=> The Second Sino-Japanese War

  => The Second United Front between KMT by Chiang Kai-shek and CPC by Mao Zedong

  => 1941 Dissolved