Yuan Shikai (left) and Sun Yat-sen (right) with flags representing the early republic. The History of the Republic of China begins after the Qing dynasty in 1912, when the formation of the Republic of China as a
Learn what China was like after WWII. Explore when and how China became Communist, what the Five Year and Great Leap Forward plans were, and the...
Examine the evolution of communism in China. Discover the history of the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) from Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping to the...
At the risk of over-simplification, China’s post-WWII economic history can be summed up in three sentences. The countrysuffered enormouslyunder Mao’s strict communism. China then enjoyed better performance followingsome economic liberalization. But Chinawon’t become richunless the private sector is...
You are browsing the archive for History of China. The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1941) merged into the Second World War following the attack on Pearl Harbor. After that, historians refer to the continued war in China against Japan as part of the Pacific Front of WWII. But these ...
The Chinese Communist Party took control of the government in 1949, after defeating the Nationalist party and its un-communist policies, laws, and views. During this time period WWII was also going on bringing with it new ideas and technologies that changed China for better or worse. With this...
This dissertation is a study of the rise and fall of liberal internationalism in U.S.-China relations from the late-nineteenth century until the end of WWII. I argue that framing the history of U.S.-China relations in this way illustrates the centrality of both the early-twentieth century ...
Free Essay: Understanding how a group of sisters living in the early of 1960s comes to terms with social upheaval of WWII China makes Three Daughters of...
Civil War After WWII, Civil War = Nationalists v. Communists Communists beat Nationalists in 1949 and establish Peoples Republic of China Nationalists escape to Taiwan Mao Zedong Communist leader of China 1949-1976 “Chairman Mao” Becoming Communist Land taken from wealthy landowners and given to...
The Long March In 1934, the KMT forced the CCP retreat to northwest China This year-long ordeal allowed Mao Zedong to get total control of the CCP and begin his Communist propaganda plan WWII Japan invaded Manchuria September 1931 and set up the former Qing Emperor as the head of a puppet...