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Welcome to our Nation Study: China 1927 - 1949

This study introduces you to the quest for national unification and political stability within China in the period 1927 - 1949. It begins with the attempt to eradicate the warlords from power in the Northern Expeditions of 1927/28 and ends with the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The period incorporates the Japanese invasion of 1937 and the second world war pacific arena. China emerged from this period united under the leadership of Mao Zedong. During this time the Nationalist forces (GMD) and the Communist forces (CC are at times united against a common foe and mortal enemies in their quest for powerl.