Comparison Between the GMD and CCP

Comparison Between the GMD and CCP

1. Chinese Communist Party (People's republic of China)

   • Founders: Li Dazhao (Pre 1949) Zhou Enlai (Pre 1949) Mao ( Post 1949)
   • Close Connections with and supported by Soviet Union
   • Mao and his army began The Long March, regrouping people over the country
   • Wanted to modernize and unify China Centralized China
   • Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, Deng's Theory
     • Made fewer military mistakes than Chiang Kai-shek
       • Had an effective strategy called the "segmented worm" because it was able to outmaneuver the Japanese and it was raising morale and providing hope
         • The Segmented Worm strategy work which won the people over and during the Rape of Nanking, they wanted to help the Chiinese people which also gave the CCP a better reputation
   • Had a good reputation and showed the people that they cared that they could protect them with their army and wanted to provide a decent standard of living for all
   • Developed their influences among rural/country side population (peasants/ farmers/ lower class in China)
     • policy promised poor peasants farmland from their landlords
     • -Was supported by many in China -there was a lot of propoganda
     • The KMT attacked the CCP and forced them to escape and retreat in the countryside where they developed their base and influences there
     • It was good to gain the support of the rural and agricultural population of China because it was the major of the country
   • They needed a power base in China
   • Polictical ideologies

2. Guomindang (Republic if China)

   • Developed in their influences among urban population (upper/middle class in China) and mostly supported by these parts of China
     • They need the support of the lower class too and needed military aid
   • Dr.Sun Yat Sen was the founder. He had three principles for ruling. Nationalism, democracy and livilihood
     • Had more Western beliefs because he studied in America. This influenced The parties beliefs
     • Had the support of Chinese living in America, specifically Hawaii
   • Unable to finance for the war which made them look irresponsible and unconcerned about the people
   • economy if ROC areas of Chian collapsed with hyerinflation which resulted in losing support from the middle class
     • Party was unsuccessful in China
   • Forced out of China and went to Taiwan

3. Had financial issues