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Quiz :. 1. Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party (GMD)? 2. How was Communism introduced in China? 3. What was Jiangxi Soviet? How were people treated there? 4. What was the “Long March”?. Sun Yat-sen’s New Political Party. Nationalist party called the Guomindang (GMD)
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Quiz: 1. Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party (GMD)?2. How was Communism introduced in China?3. What was Jiangxi Soviet? How were people treated there?4. What was the “Long March”?
Sun Yat-sen’s New Political Party • Nationalist party called the Guomindang (GMD) • Joined nationalists and other small revolutionary parties • 1925 Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) took over party • 1928 Chiang Kai-Shek overtook the warlords and established a nationalist government
Rise of the Chinese Communists • Russian Comintern: Established in 1919 to spread communism worldwide. • 1921 CCP created and joined with the GMD—wanted to fight “imperialists” • 1924 Mao elected to the Central Committee of the CCP and GMD
Mao’s Communism • Organized around peasants • Built a well-disciplined military (Red Army) • Communist located in Jiangxi Soviet • Population 1 million • Land redistribution
The Long March (1934-1935) • Chiang Kai-Shek tried to defeat the Red Army • Couldn’t defeat using force • Tried to starve them • Mao moved Communists in “The Long March”
Yan’an Soviet • New Communist settlement • Mass meetings held “self-criticism”
Civil War Breaks Out 1941 • Japan attacked China in 1937—caused nationalists and communists to join together • 1941 Chiang Kai-Shek broke promise and attacked Communists • Full war after the defeat of Japanese • Chaing Kai-Shek recognized as leader • US tried to negotiate a peace treaty
Tactics of the Civil War • Nationalists vs. Communists
Mao Becomes the Leader • 1946: People’s Liberation Army created • Defeated nationalists, despite U.S help of nationalists and the lack of support from Stalin. • October 1, 1949: China officially taken over by Mao