1. The Chinese Civil War

2. Pay Attention to…. The timeline
& What happened in-between?

3. Long-Term Causes Socio-economic factors
Peasants lived a hard life. Worked hard, paid large taxes, barely survived.
Political Weakness/Foreign Influence (Essay #1)
European Imperialist Powers/Japan
Unequal treaties, loss of territory, flood of Christianity, etc.
Eventually loss of sovereignty.
Overthrowing the Dynasty system
Politically unstable- trying a new form of government
Revolution was incomplete- no real democracy, many old leaders kept positions of power

4. Short-Term Causes Regionalism Warlords held considerable power.
May 4th Movement
In 1919 students demonstrated against traditional Chinese culture, Japan, and, the warlords
Sparked the wave of patriotism
CCP and GMD
Who will lead China?
What were the different strategies/tactics they used?

5. Other Items to Consider
GMD attacking the CCP
Why was their alliance over?
Why did the GMD initially allow communists in their organization?
The Long March
Over 80,000 of original 90,000 died
Solidified Mao as leader of a very small, dedicated group of fanatical revolutionaries
Why was Mao so successful?
Guerrilla warfare (extremely successful)
GMD errors- treated peasants poorly, fought CCP before Japan, Failure of 3 Principles of the People- nationalism, democracy, &the livelihood of the people

6.
Why did CCP win?
Initially GMD had advantage- troops, equipment, etc.
Ceasefire called by USA gave CCP time to train troops
Better war tactics
Mao
Intelligence- Chiang Kaishek’s assistant Chief of Staff & head of GMD War Planning Board were CCP spies.
Spread of Communist Ideas- popular opinion, especially in struggling rural areas.