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- 1When was the Long March1934-35
- 2When did marchers cross the Yangtze riverMay 1935, 22 people were shot
- 3When did the communists get to YananOctober 1935
- 4Negative impacts of Long March- 10,000 out of 80,000 communists survived
- Nationalist control certain in China
- Uncertain of soviet survival in Yanan - 5Positive Impacts of Long March- good propoganda
- won support of peasants
- established base at Yanan
- Mao's position as leader confirmed - 6When was war declared with JapanJuly 1937
- 7Causes of the war with Japan- warlords put pressure on Chiang to unite with CCP in Dec 1936
- both common goal to remove Japan from China - 8Events of war with Japan- bad 1st four years- Japan captured major cities
- Rape of Nanjing
- Pearl Harbour
- 2 atom bombs Aug 1945= end of war - 9When was the rape of NanjingDecember 1937
- 10Events of the Rape of Nanjing-30,000 killed
- 20,000 women and girls raped by gangs of soldiers - 11Events after Pearl Harbour- 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbour
- USA, USSR and Britain sent resources to China
- 2 atom bombs dropped on the Japanese = END OF WAR - 12Membership of the CCP from 1945-4740,000--> 1.2 million
- 13Limits of the GMD- poor leadership
- broke down under pressure
- no loyalty due to conscript army
- unpopular with peasants (high taxes and conscription)
- GMD areas suffered heavy bombing (Chongqing) - 14When was the Civil War1946-1949
- 151st stage of Civil war- July 1946-May 1947= GMD success
- CCP lost Yanan
- PLA gained control of Northern Manchuria using guerilla tactics - 162nd stage of Civil war- May 1947-Nov 1948
-PLA full scale attacks and conventional warfare
- GMD territory shrinking - 173rd stage Civil war- Dec 1948-Oct 1949
- communist succes - 18Battle of Huai-Hai datesNovember 1948- January 1949
- 19tactics of battle of Huai-Hai- Chiang made a stand to cut off CCP at Xuzhou, but failed
- PLA destroyed surrounding area of GMD= no food - 20Effects of battle of Huai-Hai- Chiang did not allow to retreat leading to loss of 200,000 men
- essential for CCP victory--weakened GMD
- GMD lost funding from USA
- Mao formed the PRC, Chiang fled to Taiwan - 21When did the communists surrender10th January 1949
- 22Military reasons for CCP success- leadership
- tactics
- quality of troops - 23How did leadership cause victory of civil war- Mao was a strong leader and allowed the generals to have power, e.g. Lin Biao and his guerilla tactics
- Chiang was a weak leader who had little strength or control - 24How did tactics cause the victory of the civil war- the CCP's tactics were adapted to the situation, using both conventional and guerilla
- the GMD made many tactical errors, e.g. sending troops into Manchuria and losing 500,000 men - 25How did quality of troops cause the victory of the civil war- the PLA was a disciplined and motivated army
- lots of people joined willingly, and villagers provided supplies for them
- NRA was a conscript army, with bad treatment of troops and villagers= deaths and desertations - 26political reasons for success of Mao in civil war- leadership was unchallenged and secure
- good propoganda
- support of the peasants
- democratic dictatorship - 27political reasons for failure of f Chiang in the Civil war- corrupt and unskilled
- Chiang promised 3 principles of the people but it didn't happen-- caused anger
- Dictatorship
- local officials took bribes- no money- no effective reforms
- no political support by October 1949 - 28Social reasons for success of CCP in civil war- Mao made land reforms in civil war, won over peasants
- middle class loyalty to CCP from resistance to Japan vs GMD allowing Japan to take land - 29When was the boxer rebellion1899-1901
- 30Impact of the boxer rebellion- new army under manchu control 1908
- abolition of foot binding 1902
- nationalisation of railways (more Qing control)
- educational reforms (scholarships abroad)
- national consultative council (government advice) - 31Causes- weak government (Puyi 2yo)
- failed political reforms (too little too late)
- spread of revolutionary ideas (Sun Yat Sen popular nationalism)
- consequences of army reform= expensive=increases taxes= unpopular government
-resentment over railways (borrowed money from Western powwers=foreign devils) - 32Events of the 1911 revolution-began from accidental bomb in Hankou
-led to revolt against Manchu soldiers and troops
- double tenth-> mutiny spreading to provinces (no control) - 33Who was the leader of the 1911 revoltYuan Shikai, gave support to rebels
- 34Results of the 11911 revolution- Sun Yat Sen stepped down as president for Yuan Shikai
- Started the warlord era - 35When was the Warlord era1916-1927
- 36When was the death of Yuan ShikaiJune 1916
- 37China under the Warlords- cruel rulers
- agreements with foreign powers
- no central government to organise 1918 drought and 1923-25 flood = revolutionary ideas
- own financial and legal systems - 38Which warlord split open heads of opponentsZang Zongzhang
- 39which warlord warned soldiers against mutinyZhang Zuoling, by cruel punishments and beheadings
- 40When was the May 4th movement1919
- 41What was the cause of the May 4th movement- Japan given German possessions in TofV=humiliating treatment of China
- students from Beijing resisted and spread strikes and protests= government refused to sign treaty - 42Sun Yat Sen- forced into exile after failed revolution in 1895, set up GMD when returned in 1917
- 43Chiang Kai-Shek- appointed as commander of NRA to replace Sun Yat Sen
- 44GMD- followed Sun Ya Sen's 3 principles of the people
- nationalist party - 45What were the three principles of the people- remove foreign control
- raise chinese people out of poverty
- modernise china - 46the CCP- wanted to reach equality for lower classes (class struggle)
- founded in june 1921 - 471st United Front's aim- destroy warlords
- expel foreigners
- improve lives of the people - 48influence of the USSR- convinced CCP to work with the GMD (Comintern)
- CCP had to obey due to $5000 a year funding
- CCP too small for marxist revolution
- 3 principles of people similar to communist ideas of equality - 49When was the northern expedition?1926-28
- 50Who was the northern expedition againstthe warlords, to remove them from power, by the united front
- 51Why was it a success- strength and tactics of the united front vs weak warlord private armies
- gained support of the peasants
- Chiang made deals with warlords-- bribed to submit to GMD control - 52When were the extermination campaigns1930-1934
- 53Who were the extermination campaigns againstthe communists, by the GMD
- 54How many extermination campaigns were there5
- 55how many communists died in the extermination campaigns60,000 soldiers, and 50% of territory lost
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