1. Chinese Revolution (Part II) Struggle for a New China

2. 1927 Communist Exterminations Shanghai Incident 1927-1949: ▫Civil war between the CCP and KMT Chiang Kai-shek firmly in power ▫believed that China’s power should be based on the Three Principles ▫but… slowly forming a fascist state

3. Mao Escapes and Spreads the Communist Word believed that Communists should seek support among the large peasant masses worked to gain support of peasants in SE China

4. The Long March 1934-1935

5. Era of Yenan 1935-1949 Political and Spiritual center of CCP Mao firmly in control “A new beginning”

6. Creation of a New Army An army: ▫of volunteers ▫of equality ▫of self-sufficiency and self-reliance ▫of peasants ▫dedicated to serve the peasants and workers

7. 1937 Japanese Invasion of China KMT and CCP join together in ‘2 nd United Front’ against Japanese December 1937 ▫“Rape of Nanking” Chiang moved his government from Nanking to Chongquing

9. Japan occupied China’s coast “Three All” policy

10. 1941 Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor America allies with the Chinese ▫1941-1945 By the end of WWII: ▫Kuomintang controlled China’s central government ▫Mao’s CCP controlled much of northern and central China

11. 1946-1949 Chinese Civil War Nationalists (KMT, Chiang) ▫Poor economic policies, corruption, reliance on Western powers vs. Communists (CCP, Mao, Red Army) ▫support of huge peasant population ▫helped capture rail lines, therefore cities

12. 1949 Communist Victory Chiang fled to Taiwan ▫Led the ‘Republic of China’ Mao proclaims the ‘People’s Republic of China’ ▫Embarked on a revolutionary transformation of Chinese society ▫In theory, a new “democratic” society dictated by lower and urban classes