Bell Work Nationalism is highly stressed by this form of

governmentA. CommunismB. DemocracyC. Fascism Answer is Fascism

Objective: Cover the events that lead to a communist revolution in China

Nationalist and CommunistIn all of Asia, revolutionary Marxism had its

greatest impact in China1920 Nationalist Party and Communist Party

join forces to force out the Chinese warlords and imperialist powers (Europeans)

The two parties worked together to raise an army and took control of south China

Eventually the two parties would become enemies

Shanghai MassacreIn 1927 the Nationalist party under Chiang

Kai-shek killed thousands of communist in Shanghai

This ended the alliance1928 Chiang Kai-shek founded a new

republic in Nanjing

Communist in HidingAfter the massacre, communist leaders go

into hidingThey revived the movement among

discontented urban working class

Mao ZedongMao travels south to Jiangxi ProvinceMao Zedong was convinced that the Chinese

revolution would come from the rural peasant class rather then the working class

Nationalist forces continued to attack the communist

Mao uses guerrilla tactics to fight successfully against superior numbers

The Long MarchIn 1933 Chiang’s army surround Mao’s

communists Outnumbered Mao’s People’s Liberation

Army (PLA) broke through Nationalist linesMao leads his troops on a 6,000 mile march

north to the last communist stronghold

The Long MarchThis became known as The Long MarchThe march lasted over a year90,000 began the march only 9,000 reach the

strongholdMao becomes the undisputed leader of the

communist party during the march

Chiang Kai-shek’s New ChinaAfter the long march the

communist threat seemed to have ended

Chiang starts to build a new nation

Nationalist tried to dictate land reform and modernize industry

Chiang Kai-shek’s New China80% of the people were peasants and

illiterate They were largely ignored by the NationalistThe Japanese and the Great Depression also

threaten the young countryThe discontent of the peasants would grow

and come back to haunt Chiang in the future

Chiang Kai-shek