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The '''Republic of China''' was an era of Chinese history that extended from 1912 until 1949. It was preceded by the [[Qing dynasty]] and followed by the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic]]. The country was divided among rival warlord cliques in the 1920s, but reunited by the Nationalist Party, or KMT, in 1928. The Nationalists moved the capital from [[Beijing]] in the North to [[Nanjing]], a city near [[Shanghai]] in eastern China. Shanghai was the Republic's metropolis and an international city. This party had been founded by [[Sun Yat-sen]] and was later led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]]. Much of China was occupied by Japan from 1937 until 1945. In World War II, American pilots flew [[lend-lease]] aid to Nationalist China across the Himalayas ("the Hump"). The Republic was a pivotal era of Chinese history that included modernization of culture and gender roles, economic development, World War II, civil war, and Communist conquest. When the Communists gained control of the mainland in 1949, the Nationalists fled to [[Taiwan]].

The '''Republic of China''' was an era of Chinese history that extended from 1912 until 1949. It was preceded by the [[Qing dynasty]] and followed by the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic]]. The country was divided among rival warlord cliques in the 1920s, but reunited by the [[Kuomintang|Nationalist Party]] in 1928. The Nationalists moved the capital from [[Beijing]] in the North to [[Nanjing]], a city near [[Shanghai]] in eastern China. Shanghai was the Republic's metropolis and an international city. This party had been founded by [[Sun Yat-sen]] and was later led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]]. Much of China was occupied by Japan from 1937 until 1945. In World War II, American pilots flew [[lend-lease]] aid to Nationalist China across the Himalayas ("the Hump"). The Republic was a pivotal era of Chinese history that included modernization of culture and gender roles, economic development, World War II, civil war, and Communist conquest. When the Communists gained control of the mainland in 1949, the Nationalists fled to [[Taiwan]].

==Overthrow of the monarchy==

==Overthrow of the monarchy==