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China in Revolution. Struggles of the Republic. Chinese Revolution of 1911. Dr. Sun Yat-sen. “Three Principles of the People”. Read your assigned section and answer the questions Nationalism Democracy Livelihood
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China in Revolution Struggles of the Republic
“Three Principles of the People” • Read your assigned section and answer the questions • Nationalism • Democracy • Livelihood • Share with your group members who worked on different sections to complete all questions Group Work
The Emergence of Mao Zedong Mao Zedong
Nationalists and Communists • Which political ideas were the people going to listen to? Who had the right to rule? Nationalists vs. Communists
The Long March - 1934 • 90,000 Chinese began • 7,000 Chinese finished • Feeling threatened, Chiang launched a massive campaign against the Communist army • Outnumbered, Communists begin to flee
The Long March - 1934 • Traveled 6,000 miles from Southeast China to Northwest Province of Shaanxi
Public beheadings of Chinese criminals and than displayed to the public
Civil War (1946 – 1949) • KMT: Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) • Chiang Kai-shek (President) • CCP: Chinese Communist Party • Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong • A revolution to remove “3 big mountains” • imperialism • feudalism • bureaucrat-capitalism • A “United Front” of … • workers • peasants
People’s Republic of China • 1/10/1949, PRC, Beijing • Chairman: Mao Zedong • Republic of China government retreated to Taiwan
Reasons for Mao’s Victory • Won support of huge peasant population by promising land and food • Won support of women by promising to reject traditional beliefs of Confucius • Many people across the country blamed the Nationalists for allowing the “foreign devils” to dominate in China