1936 ⟶ Second United Front Forms in China

The Second United Front is formed between the Chinese Commun...
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🤝 First United Front Formed in China

The Nationalist Kuomintang party and the Chinese Communist Party form the First United Front to end warlordism in China.⟶
First United Front Formed in China (1923)
ChinaCommunismNationalismUnited FrontWarlordsCivil WarPolitical Alliance

🔪 Shanghai Massacre Begins the Chinese Civil War

The Shanghai massacre of 5,000-10,000 communists, perpetrated by the Kuomintang, marks the end of the First United Front and the beginning of the Chinese Civil War, which evolved into a proxy war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany until 1936.⟶
Shanghai Massacre Begins the Chinese Civil War (1927)
ChinaCivil WarCommunismKuomintangViolenceProxy WarAsia

🤝 Second United Front Forms in China

The Second United Front is formed between the Chinese Communist party and the Kuomintang, temporarily suspending the Chinese Civil War for the sake of fighting the Japanese.⟶
Second United Front Forms in China (1936)
ChinaCivil WarKuomintangChinese Communist PartySecond United FrontJapanese AggressionAnti-Japanese WarAlliance

🇨🇳 Zhang Xueliang Kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek

Kuomintang marshal Zhang Xueliang kidnaps Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek in order to compel the Kuomintang to make a truce with the Chinese Communist party for the purpose of fighting the invading Japanese.⟶
Zhang Xueliang Kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek (1936)
ChinaCivil WarKuomintangChinese Communist PartyZhang XueliangChiang Kai-shekSecond United FrontJapanese AggressionTruce