1. Mao Zedong and the Rise of Communism

2. Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Son of “rich” peasant from Hunan
Assistant to Li Dazhao in Beijing 1918
Founding member of CCP 1921
Analysis of classes in Chinese society
GMD Peasant Training Institute in Canton 1925
Autumn Harvest Uprising September 27, 1927
Nanchang Uprising August 1, 1927

3. Remnants of Autumn Harvest Uprising

4. Jiangxi Soviet 1927-34 1927 Report on the Peasant Movement in Hunan:
“Revolution is not a dinner party.”
Strategic stronghold
Red Army
Land Reform
Mass line

5. The Long March (長征) 1934 Fifth Encirclement Campaign
Mao not in leadership role
Long March
Zunyi Conference January 1935
Mao back in leadership
CCP Appeal for National Unity

6. Mao on the Long March

8. Xian Incident 1936

9. Yan’an Soviet 1935-1949 Xian Incident 1936 Second United Front
Zhang Xueliang kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek
Second United Front

10. “Yan’an Way” Yan’an Base 1935-1949 Appeal to Nationalism
Guerilla Warfare
Party Rectification
Self-criticism
Mao Zedong secures leadership
Collegial decision-making
Theory vs. Practice

11. War of Resistance Against Japan抗日戰爭
Japanese Invasion of “China Proper” July 1937
War Years
Chongqing (GMD) vs. Yan’an (CCP)
CCP appeal to Chinese nationalism downplay social reform