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Something that happened, with its dates, and a source under each fact.

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Event · Twentieth century · ChinaChinese Civil War1927–1949War between the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party, interrupted by the war against Japan, ending in communist victory in 1949.

Event · Twentieth century · ChinaLong March1934–1935The retreat of the Chinese Communist armies from Jiangxi to Shaanxi, October 1934 to October 1935, after encirclement by Nationalist forces.

Event · Twentieth century · ChinaSecond Sino-Japanese War1937–1945Full-scale war between the Republic of China and Japan, dated from the Marco Polo Bridge clash on 7 July 1937 to Japan's surrender in 1945. Japan had taken Manchuria in 1931. Some historians start the war there.

Event · Twentieth century · ChinaGreat Leap Forward1958–1962The campaign launched in 1958 under Mao's authority: forced collectivization, backyard steel, and the famine of 1959–1961. Death tolls are estimates and do not agree.

Event · Twentieth century · ChinaCultural Revolution1966–1976The campaign Mao launched in 1966 against officials, teachers, and people classed as enemies. Schools closed. Red Guards and later factional fighting killed large numbers. A full count is not agreed. Generally treated as lasting until Mao's death in 1976.