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Warm Up

Unit 5

Chinese Civil War

Forming the Chinese RepublicSun Yatsen’s revolt ended Qing

DynastyDeclared China a republic

Difficulty establishing it

Lost cooperation of some revolutionaries Trying to establish own dynasty

Revolutions, assassinations swept China

Sun Yatsen fled to Japan

Powerful warlords ruled most ChinaHave own imperial armies

Became regional rulers

Continued foreign pressure

China’s Search for Order Chaing Kai-shek new leader of

NationalistsGeneral trained in Japan, Soviet Union

Launched Northern Expedition to unify China Turned against communist allies

Brutally killed thousandsCommunists fled south

Nationalist occupied BeijingDeclared themselves official

government of unified China Only controlled portion of it

China’s Search for Order China avoided Great

Depression Economy marginally

connected to world marketForeign trade declined

Only small part of economy

Still faced other major problems Warlords ran majority of

country Communists still a threat Japanese aggression

Nationalists set up a strong, central government Chaing Kai-shek a virtual

dictatorMade some improvements

Modernized legal codeImproved banking, monetary

systemBuilt railroads, highwaysTried to control opium trade Attempted to increase

nationalism Failed to end suffering of

peasants Turning towards communists

Forming the Chinese Republic

Intellectuals formed Chinese Communist Party (CCP)Influenced by ideas of Marx,

LeninInspired by Russian

RevolutionChinese interested in Marxism

Anti-imperialist Ideas attractive to poor

Rebuilt Communist forces Mao Zedong early member

Called for social revolutionHelp solve problems of the poor

Forming the Chinese Republic

China’s Search for Order Chaing Kai-shek

concerned with growing CCP Began campaign to eliminate Communists for good Communists fled to

avoid annihilation Began Long March

Traveled over 6,000 miles to northern China Established headquarters in

Yan’an

Mao Zedong emerged as leader Developed Maoism

Believed peasants key to successful revolution

Listened to peasants’ concerns Encouraged them to support communist

revolutionPeasants suspicious of outsiders

at first Saw Communists listening,

trying to helpMillions of peasants joined

CCP Supported revolution

Joined growing Red ArmyProvided information, food, shelter

Communists rebuilt forces again

Growth of Chinese Communism

Nationalist forces pursued Communists Communists stronger, fought back

Conflict between Nationalists, Communists lead to civil warBoth sides slaughtered each other

Evenly matched Growing threat from Japanese

Want Chinese territory Chaing Kai-shek more focused on

eliminating CommunistsMany felt Nationalists should deal with

Japanese instead of fighting other Chinese

Support for CCP growing See true enemy as JapaneseAlienated by Chaing Kai-shek

Growth of Chinese Communism

Read the handout on Chiang Kai-shek and Mao ZedongDecide which one you support

Create a flyer to gather followers to Chiang and the Nationalists or Mao and the Communists side of the Chinese Civil War

Flyer should include:Name of leader and party5 major beliefs or goals for China 3 pictures Reasons not to support the other side

Nationalism or Communism?