China in Revolution, 1911–1949
Chinese Revolution maps by year
18 historical maps of China in Revolution, 1911–1949, one for each turning point: who controlled what, and what changed since the map before.
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China
1912
THE ABDICATION — THE EDGES BREAK AWAY
1916
YUAN DIES — THE WARLORD FRACTURE
1923
THE WARLORD WARS — CANTON ORGANIZES
1927
THE NORTHERN EXPEDITION AT THE YANGTZE
1928
PEKING TAKEN — NOMINAL REUNIFICATION
1931
MUKDEN — AND THE CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC
1933
MANCHUKUO AND THE TANGGU TRUCE
1934
THE FIFTH ENCIRCLEMENT — BREAKOUT
1935
THE MARCH ENDS AT YAN’AN
1937
PEKING, SHANGHAI, NANJING FALL
1938
WUHAN AND CANTON — THE STALEMATE LINE
1942
THE WIDER WAR — THE LIFELINES CUT
1944
ICHIGO — POINTS AND LINES
1945
SURRENDER — THE LIBERATED AREAS
1947
YAN’AN FALLS — THE GOVERNMENT’S HIGH TIDE
1948
LIAOSHEN AND HUAIHAI — THE NORTH GOES RED
1949
PINGJIN — THE ARMIES FACE THE YANGTZE
October 1949
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
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