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Nationalism vs Communism in China

Nationalism vs Communism in China. Brian and Lynn. Key Ideas. The Main Conflict: Nationalism vs Communism Nationalists: Democracy Communists: Communism After the fall of Qing Dynasty, Nationalist and Communist parties fought for power Start of Communism in China. Back Ground.

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Nationalism vs Communism in China

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  1. Nationalism vs Communismin China Brian and Lynn

  2. Key Ideas • The Main Conflict: Nationalism vs Communism • Nationalists: Democracy • Communists: Communism • After the fall of Qing Dynasty, Nationalist and Communist parties fought for power • Start of Communism in China

  3. Back Ground Let’s read the comic 

  4. Nationalism VS Communism Key Characters ----------------------------------------------------- -Sun Yixian: leader of Kuomintang, Nationalist -Kuomintang: Nationalist Party -Mao Zedong: Founder of Chinese Communist Party -Jiang Jieshi: Successor of Sun, Nationalist

  5. Nationalists (Kuomintang) VS The Chinese Communist Party …And the Battle Begins

  6. Sun Yixian • Sun Yixian formed a Nationalist group, Kuomintang. -Kuomintang overthrew the Qing Dynasty. -Sun became president of China(1912).

  7. Three Principles of People • Sun’s Ideas: “Three Principles of People” • Nationalism: no more foreign rule • Democracy: give people rights • Economic security Sun only lasted for 6 weeks as the president.

  8. Yuan Shikai • Yuan Shikai overthrew Sun and became president (1912). -No more democracy: Military Rule • Local Revolts • Yuan died (1916)

  9. Chaos in China • Chaos in China (1916) -The government of China lost its power. -Warlords stole from peasants. -Constant civil wars -Peasants died of hunger.

  10. WWI and China • Meanwhile, Europe was in WWI -China’s government declared war against Germany. -Thought the Allies would give back the German colonies in China -Treaty of Versailles: Allies gave the German colonies to Japan

  11. The Chinese were Outraged..

  12. Nationalists allies with Communists • May Fourth Movement • Mao Zedong forms the Chinese Communist Party

  13. Jiang Jieshi • Jiang Jieshi (a.k.a. Chiang Kai-shek) took over the Kuomintang. • Jiang betrayed the Communists and massacred the Chinese Communist Party (1927). • Jiang becomes president of China(1928).

  14. The Rise of Mao Zedong • Jiang’s government was a failure • Peasants supported the Chinese Communist Party. • Mao Zedong’s Revolution: -“Swimming in the peasant-sea” -A Communist revolution based on the support from peasants -Mao led the Red Army

  15. Mao Zedong “The force of peasantry is like that of the raging winds and driving rain. It is rapidly increasing in violence. No force can stand in its way. The peasantry will tear apart all nets which bind it and hasten along the road to liberation. They will bury beneath them all forces of imperialism, militarism, corrupt officialdom, village bosses, and evil gentry. ”

  16. Start of Communism • Mao’s Revolution=Marxist Ideas • Mao’s Chinese Communist Party was the start of Communism in China. • China is still a Communist country. • China’s Communist views have caused tension between Democratic Western Nations VS Communist Nations

  17. The Long March • Civil War (1930): Mao Zedong (Communists) vs Jiang Jieshi (Nationalists) • 1933~1934 – Jiang’s Nationalist army grows -Jiang repeatedly attacks the Communists and surrounds them • The Long March: Mao and his Communist army running away from the Nationalists

  18. Japan Invades China • 1928: Japan and China goes to war-Japan takes control of a small part in China1936 • Jiang is forced to make the "United Front" with the Communist party to fight against Japan. • 1937: Japan started an all out invasion against China by crossing Korea to Manchkuo.

  19. Let’s watch some Youtube..

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