Chinese Revlolution

The Chinese Revolution was an outburst of violence in 1911 started by many political problems. Chinese nationalists overthrow the Manchu dynasty in 1912. Later the nationalists experience problems when the communist movement began to expand. The communists marched 6,000 miles to escape from the nationalists. During this Long March, Mao Zedong became the leader of the communist party. However, the communists were defeated during World War II when the Chinese parties pooled forces to overtake the Japanese invaders. During this, a civil war started between the two Chinese parties, ending in the nationalists downfall. Mao Zedong became the leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949