Chinese cicil war timeline

1839-1842

First Opium War

1856-1860

Second Opium War

1894-1895

Sino-Japanese War
foreign humiliation

1900

Boxer Rebellion

1905

Chinese united league (forunner of the GMD)

1911

Chinese Revolution and end of Qing dynasty

1912

Last emperor Puyi was forced to abdticate after 1911 revolution
GMD formed

1914

Dictatorship of Yuan Shikai

1915

Japan represents China with 21 demands

1916

Warlordism begins

1919 (global)

Treaty of Versailles
former German concessions given to Japan

1919 (local)

4th May movement
turning point highlighting meed for change

1921

CCP established

1924

First united front

1925

Jiang becomes the leader of GMD

1926

Northern expedition takes place

1927 (after northern expedition)

warlordism ends

1927 (imediate cause)

April: Shanghai massacre
end of first united front

1927 (general)

Chinese civil war begins

1937

Second Sino-Japanese War

1945

Chinese civil war recommences

1930-1934

Jiang's five encirclement campaigns carried out

1931

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

1934-1935

The Long March

1936

Second united front established

1937-1945

Second Sino-Japanese War

1945-1946

Failure of negotiation between GMD and CCP

1947

Major attacks on communist aras bu Jiang Jieshi

1948

Communist victories

1949

CCP victory
Proclamation of People's Republic of China