Chiang Kai-shek

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the birth and death?October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975
2. What is the key military command?Commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy (1924–1930)

Tongmenghui: A secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1905, which aimed to overthrow the Qing dynasty and establish a democratic republic in China.
Second Sino-Japanese War: A major military conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945, which became a significant theater of the broader World War II.
Nanjing Decade: The period from 1927 to 1937 when the Nationalist government, led by Chiang Kai-shek, established its capital in Nanjing and attempted to unify and modernize the Chinese nation.
Xi'an Incident: A critical 1936 political event where Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, forcing him to form a Second United Front with the Communists to fight Japan.