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Causes, Practices, Effect Chinese Civil War
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- 1Civil Warwar between two regions of one country, combatants want political control of the nation
- 2The Fourth of May Movementan anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919, protesting the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles
- 3Marxismsocietal analysis that focuses on class-relations and societal conflict, that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, and a dialectical view of social transformation
- 4GMDparty called the Guomindang that called for union with a constitutional republic in China
- 5Nationalismideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation
- 6The 'Purification Movement'The massacre of thousands of communists and peasant leaders, ultimately totaling 250,000 people, catalyzed the civil war
- 7GMD FailuresDecision to deal with the CCP before the Japanese lost them patriotic support.
Poor treatment of peasants decreased popularity.
Failed to implement Sun's Three Principles. - 8The USA in the Chinese Civil Warupported the GMD due to economic and strategic interests.
Provided aid and supplies of weapons
Transported GMD troops to the north of China in 1945 to halt communist advances. - 9The USSR in Chinese Civil WarThe USSR Reluctant to support the CCP.
Mao distrusted supporters of the USSR.
Comintern involvement saw the division and near destruction of the CCP during the Fifth Encirclement Campaign.
The USSR backed both United Fronts - 10ConfucianismEthical and political system, targeted as old China philosophy
Had strict gender and social hierachies
Critizied by both GMD and CCP. - 11Social Changeswhole scale land reform.
Cultural Rev which was a massive purge of the party.
attempts to reduce the distinction between urban and rural culture.
Confucianism revived. - 12Economic Changesredistribution of land.
development of industrial base.
planned economy. - 13The Great Leap Forwardnew economic units to link ag and industrial production.
schemes to expand ag production using Chinese labor.
An increase in steel production, failed because the steel was low quality - 14China and RussiaChinese communists and russian communists did not work together, no block
divergent communist theories - 15The impact on the Cold Warheightened cold war tension
US feared worldwide communism
led to defense against communism in asia - 16The NeighborsBorder disputes with india.
war inspired the commi movements in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaya, the Philippines, Indonesia, and India - 17The Lullthere was a lull in the war where the sides briefly cooperated in order to fights the Japanese from 37 to 45, and then the cooperation fell apart
- 18Nature of the Warlong war.
total war by nationalists
guerilla warfare by communists - 19Collective vs Cooperative farmsCollective: farms that work together, cooperatively under state supervision under communist government (CCP)
Cooperative: farmers pool resources in certain areas of activity - 20Encirclement Campaignsfive major campaigns against the communists. intended to surround the Jiangxi Soviet and use the superior numbers and resources to defeat the communist party.
- 21Battle of Huaihaione of the largest battles in world history. Chen Yi encircled and destroyed nationalist forces.
- 22Technology in the warnationalists had technology advantage from the US, but it did not help them win the war
- 23PropagandaUsed by both sides, but it worked better for the communist party, led to the rise of the proletariat
- 24Women in the warwomen participated by contributing to the workforce. Both parties appealed to women supporters by offering civil rights.
- 25The Image of the Communiststhey were seen as the peoples party, officers fought, there was open political discussion, strong support
- 26The Long Marchwithdrawal of Zedong from the Jiangxi to Yan'an in Shaanxi, established him as a strong military leader
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