Lecture Outline Series: History of China: Modern Dynasties (Nationalist and Communist Rule) 1911 A.D. - Present

XIII. Nationalist Movement (1912 - 1949)

A. Chinese Republic is declared on Jan. 1, 1912
B. Monarchy ends (over 3,000 years) on Jan. 12, 1912
C. Sun Yat-sen
D. Warlords
E. China struggles against imperialism
F. Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) and the Chinese Communist Party
G. Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang
H. Long March
I. Japan Invades in 1937
J. Nationalists flee to Taiwan

XIV. People's Republic of China (1949 - Present)

A. Soviet Union aids newly formed China
B. Korean War (1950 - 1953)
C. First Five Year Plan
D. Communes
E. Great Leap Forward
F. Cultural Revolution
G. Red Guards
H. Jiang Qing (Chiang Ch'ing)
I. Gang of Four
J. President Nixon's visit
K. Deng Xiaoping (Teng Hsiao-p'ing)
L. China becomes more open economically and politically
M. Tiananmen Square massacre
N. Population and Overcrowding
O. Hong Kong (again)

Part I: Ancient Dynasties
Part II: Dynasties Before the Golden Age
Part III: The Golden Age Dynasties
Part IV: A Period of Foreign and Peasant Dynasties