1. China under Mao Zedong

2. Timeline 1893 Mao Zedong was born on December 26th. 1911 Chinese Revolution of 1911. 1912 Qing formally abdicate throne, ending Qing dynasty. 1921 Mao joins the new Chinese Communist Party (CPC). 1923 Mao also joins the Chinese Nationalist Party (GMD) and works to unite the two parties.

3. Timeline 1926 Nationalist general Chiang Kai-shek leads the Northern Expedition, a campaign that unites more than half of China under a Nationalist government. 1927 Chiang Kai-shek attacks the CPC and becomes leader of GMD. 1928 Mao builds peasant army while in exile in mountains. 1936 After years of opposition, GMD allies with CPC to fight Japan. 2

4. Timeline 1943 Mao appointed Chairman of Communist Central Committee. 1945 Japan surrenders to China after US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. War erupts between CPC and GMP. 1949 Republic of China formed on October 1st. Mao Zedong declares himself dictator. Chiang Kai-shek and allies flee to Taiwan. 3

5. Timeline 1956 Hundred Flowers Campaign begins. 1958 Mao cedes his lawmaking position after an economic plan he called the “Great Leap Forward” failed dismally. 1966 Mao launches the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution. 1972 Mao invites President Richard Nixon to visit China. 1976 Mao dies on September 9th. 4