E - Empress Dowager Cixi dies
D - A revolution takes places against the Qing dynasty
C - The Nationalist Party, also known as Kuomintang, is formed
F - Chiang Kai-Shek becomes the leader of the Kuomintang
B - Chiang faces opposition from the Chinese Communist Party, formed under Mao Zedong
G - Japan invades Manchuria
A - Civil war breaks out