1964 ⟶ China Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

October 16: China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
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⚔️ Warlord Era Ends in China

December 29: The Warlord Era ends in China.⟶
Warlord Era Ends in China (1928)
WarlordsChinese Civil WarNationalist PartyKuomintangMilitary HistoryUnificationRepublic of China
ChinaChina

🚶 Mao Zedong Begins the Long March

October 16: Mao Zedong begins the Long March.⟶
Mao Zedong Begins the Long March (1934)
Chinese Communist PartyCivil WarMao ZedongRevolutionMilitary CampaignCommunism
ChinaChina

⚔️ Chinese Civil War Resumes

January: Chinese Civil War resumes between Communist and Nationalist forces.⟶
Chinese Civil War Resumes (1946)
Civil WarCommunismNationalismChinese Communist PartyKuomintangCold WarMao ZedongPost-War
ChinaChina

💣 Soviet Union Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

Soviet Union tests an atomic bomb.⟶
Soviet Union Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test (1949)
Cold WarNuclear Arms RaceWeapons of Mass DestructionSoviet UnionNuclear ProliferationAtomic BombMilitary HistoryGeopoliticsEspionage
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🚩 Communist Victory Ends Chinese Civil War

Communist victory in the Landing Operation on Hainan Island (March–May" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">May) and Wanshan Archipelago Campaign end the Chinese Civil War (May" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">May–August).⟶
Communist Victory Ends Chinese Civil War (1950)
Chinese Civil WarCommunismMilitary HistoryKuomintangCold WarMao Zedong
ChinaChina

💥 China Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

October 16: China detonates its first nuclear weapon.⟶
China Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test (1964)
Cold WarNuclear WeaponsArms RaceNuclear ProliferationAtomic BombMilitary HistoryMao Zedong
ChinaChina