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The '''Chinese Civil War''' was a civil war in China among the [[Kuomintang|Kuomintang warlords]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Communist Party of China]] that started from 1912 and lasted to the [[Chinese revolution]].
The '''Chinese Civil War''' was a civil war in China between the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang led Nationalist forces. It lasted from 1927 to 1936 before pausing until 1945, after which it lasted until the Communist Party victory in 1949, with the remnants of the Kuomintang setting up an repressive and murderous Capitalist regime on Taiwan.
 
== Background ==
 
=== Revolution of 1911 ===
The revolution of 1911, led by [[Sun Yat-sen]] overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China, ending the monarchy that had existed for thousands of years before. Some early Chinese Communists played a role in the revolution which ushered in a bourgeoise democratic republic. The revolution also had anti-imperialist and anti-feudalist characteristics.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in the Philippines|title=1911 Revolution Opened Door for China's Progress|date=2011-9-21|url=http://ph.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zt/Xinhai/201201/t20120112_1334732.htm}}</ref>
 
=== Communist Party of China ===
The Communist Party of China was founded on July 23, 1921 as a [[Marxist-Leninist]] party.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CPPCC|title=The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China|url=http://en.cppcc.gov.cn/CPC100thanniversary.html}}</ref> [[Chen Duxiu]] was chosen as the party's first General-Secretary.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=China Daily|title=Chen Duxiu, CPC member who took part in Revolution of 1911|date=2011-10-9|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201110/09/WS5a2f8abba3108bc8c6726a2a.html}}</ref>
 
=== Kuomintang ===
The Kuomintang was founded on December 24 1894 by Sun Yat-sen before being dissolved in 1913 and refounded in October 1919. The group was involved in the 1911 revolution and several efforts to overthrow warlord governments.
 
=== First United Front ===
A United Front was formed between the Communists and the Kuomintang in 1923 with help from the Soviet Union against warlords in China. It was led by Sun Yat-sen until his death in 1925, after which Chiang Kai-shek took over. Between April 12 and April 15 1927 Chiang Kai-shek orchestrated the Shanghai massacre, purging the CPC and other suspected Communists from the Kuomintang and murdering thousands.<ref>{{Citation|title=The United Front as Practiced by the Communist Party of China|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/1946-1956/roots-revisionism/app-1.pdf|pdf=https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/1946-1956/roots-revisionism/app-1.pdf|mia=https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/1946-1956/roots-revisionism/app-1.pdf}}</ref>


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The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China between the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang led Nationalist forces. It lasted from 1927 to 1936 before pausing until 1945, after which it lasted until the Communist Party victory in 1949, with the remnants of the Kuomintang setting up an repressive and murderous Capitalist regime on Taiwan.

Background

Revolution of 1911

The revolution of 1911, led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China, ending the monarchy that had existed for thousands of years before. Some early Chinese Communists played a role in the revolution which ushered in a bourgeoise democratic republic. The revolution also had anti-imperialist and anti-feudalist characteristics.[1]

Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China was founded on July 23, 1921 as a Marxist-Leninist party.[2] Chen Duxiu was chosen as the party's first General-Secretary.[3]

Kuomintang

The Kuomintang was founded on December 24 1894 by Sun Yat-sen before being dissolved in 1913 and refounded in October 1919. The group was involved in the 1911 revolution and several efforts to overthrow warlord governments.

First United Front

A United Front was formed between the Communists and the Kuomintang in 1923 with help from the Soviet Union against warlords in China. It was led by Sun Yat-sen until his death in 1925, after which Chiang Kai-shek took over. Between April 12 and April 15 1927 Chiang Kai-shek orchestrated the Shanghai massacre, purging the CPC and other suspected Communists from the Kuomintang and murdering thousands.[4]