During this period, the first United Front was broken up following the April 12th Incident, which is also known as the Shanghai Massacre.
During this period, the first United Front was broken up following the April 12th Incident, which is also known as the Shanghai Massacre. This period ended with Northeast Flag Replacement. During this period, the assassination of Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Fengtian Army, was carried out by Japanese army officials in the Hanggutun Incident. The Whampoa Military Academy was established during this period. The Constitutional Protection Movement during this period saw the establishment of a government in Guangzhou. The following Nanjing decade saw the Central Plains War by remnants of this period. The internationally recognized Beiyang government was ended by the Northern Expedition. In response to the Treaty of Versailles, this period saw the May 4th Movement. This period began with the death of Yuan Shikai and ended with Chiang Kai-shek's nominal reunification of China. For 10 points, name this period where a divided China was ruled by many competing cliques.
During this period, the first United Front was broken up following the April 12th Incident, which is also known as the Shanghai Massacre.
{Warlord} Era [accept minguo {junfa}; accept {clique} rule; accept obvious equivalents that mention warlords or cliques; prompt on stuff like “rule by the Republic of China”]