At the end of the nineteenth century, China was in its weakest state mainly because of the opium wars along with the United States open door policy, which divided China by the strongest countries. The Ching dynasty was the last dynasty and with through many struggles which included the boxer rebellions. The boxer rebellions were initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness, known in English as the “Boxers”, and were motivated by proto-nationalist sentiments and opposition to foreign imperialism and Christianity; however, the Great Powers intervened and defeated Chinese forces. Even though the Ching dynasty defeated the rebels, it never managed to fully recover and collapsed in 1912. Following this, Sun Yat Sen founded the Kuomintang republics and took control of the new Republican government. Although Sun Yat Sen was now in power, there were still many warlords including Yuan Shi Kai. Wanting to avoid Civil War, Sun Yat Sen offered to give his power and presidency to Yuan Shi Kai. Until his death in 1916, Yuan Shi Kai was in power. After his death, China went into civil war. In 1921, the Communist Party(CCP) was born and joined the Kuomintang to fight the warlords. During this time Sun Yat Sen lead the Kuomintang until his death in 1925, and Chiang Kai shek became the new leader of the Kuomintang. In 1932, the invasions of Manchuria by the Japanese lead to the war known as the Sino- Japanese war. The war lasted until the defeat of Japan, and civil wars in china begin again. The communist party lead by Mao Tse-tung took control of Beijing. Chiang Kai Shek along with many of his followers fled to Taiwan. However, both parties claimed to be the government of China. This would also contribute to the Cold War because the United States thought the Kuomintang should be the government, while the Soviet Union wanted the CCP to be the government. Mao eventually won the Civil War and became the leader of China. Mao fought with North Korea against South Korea and the United Nations in the Korean War. During Mao’s reign he tried to copy Stalin with actions such as Mao’s Great Leap Forward, which copied Stalin’s Five Year Plan. The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign from 1958 to 1961. It aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agricultural economy into a communist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. This plan backfired on Mao and caused the Great Chinese Famine. During this time, he also used Stalin’s Great Purges and Show Trails, which also was unsuccessful. Additionally Mao mobilized his Red Guard in 1967 who had Red Books, which attempted to spread communism to the youth. In 1976 Deng Xiaoping became the new leader of China, and continued to lead with communism. In 1989, protesters met in Tiananmen Square, and were violently murdered by the Chinese government. However, in time China began to allow capitalism in special Economic Zones. Over time foreign investment increased and big corporations like Nike and McDonalds started to open in China. Now China has become an economic super-power re