jan 1, 1911 - Collapse of Qing dynasty

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- Imperial system, Qing dynasty, collapsed and republic set up under presidency of Sun Yat-sen

- Sun Yat-sen passed on power, and after China lacked a strong and central government

- Next 40 years warlords struggled with each other to assert authority

- The revolutionary parties, Guomindang (GMD, the nationalist party) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP), were in contention

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