Northern Eurasia 1929: 1929 Sino-Soviet Conflict
20 November 1929
20 Nov 1929
Soviet Union under Stalin
1816–1914 Late Tsarist Russia
1914–1918 Great War and the Revolution
1918–1921 Russian Civil War: The White Phase
1921–1927 Russian Civil War: The Green Phase
1927–1941 Soviet Union under Stalin
1941–1943 Great Patriotic War: Germany Invades
1943–1945 Great Patriotic War: Germany at Bay
1945–1991 Soviet Superpower
1991–pres Successors of the Soviet Union
1929 Sino-Soviet Conflict
By 1929, Chiang Kaishek's Nationalists were rapidly reunifying China. With Chiang's backing, the Manchurian warlord seized the part-Soviet administered Chinese Eastern Railway. The Soviets responded with a two-pronged invasion, swiftly forcing the Manchurians to come to terms and demonstrating China's continued weakness.
