CHRONOLOGY

1912	Abdication of Emperor Puyi, end of Qing monarchy
1919	May Fourth Movement
1921	Founding of the Chinese Communist Party
1927	Chiang Kai-shek consolidates power, reign of “White Terror”
1931	Japan occupies Manchuria
1934–35	The Long March led by Mao Zedong
1937–45	Sino-Japanese War
1945	Japan surrenders, beginning of the civil war
1949	Founding of the People’s Republic of China