1. Mao Zedong The Long March 1928-1935

2. 2 Jiangxi Soviet Base at Ruijin Key leaders: Zhu De, strong military leader Zhou Enlai, Party Secretary (official #1) Mao Zedong, leader of the Soviet Strategy for revolution developed here

3. 3 The Kutian Conference 4 key ideas developed: 1.Importance of political indoctrination within the Red Army 2.Creation of unity between the people and the Party 3.Creation of unity between the army and the people 4.Development of a mobile warfare strategy

4. 4 Collapse of the Jiangxi Soviet The White Terror Mao lost power to Comintern representative 1931-1934 Chiang Kai Shek mounted four military campaigns against the Soviet, all failed June 1934 1 million sent, forced communists to decamp Beginning of the Long March

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6. 6 The Long March

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8. 8 “Down with the Imperialism” Red Army Propaganda Painting from the Long March

9. 9 Mao’s Long March Poem The Red Army fears not the trials of the March, Holding light ten thousand crags and torrents. The Five Ridges wind like gentle ripples And the majestic Wumeng roll by, globules of clay. Warm the steep cliffs lapped by the waters of Golden Sand, Cold the iron chains spanning the Tatu River. Minshan's thousand li of snow joyously crossed, The three Armies march on, each face glowing.

10. 10 The Long March Ended December 1935, after 368 days, travelling 12,500 km Less than 1/20 of those who set off survived March ended in Wayabao Red Army impressed peasants in areas that it passed Mao declared it sowed the seeds revolution: “The Long March is a manifesto. It has proclaimed to the world that the Red Army is an army of heroes, while the imperialists and their running dogs, Chiang Kai-shek and his like, are impotent.”

11. 11 The Yanan Soviet Chiang Kai Shek forced communists into Yanan, events with Japan stalled Communists needed create strategy Problem of land reform

12. 12 The Japanese Factor 1931 Japanese invaded Manchuria 1933 Japanese spreading influence GMD in difficult situation CCP capitalised on this

13. 13 Chiang is kidnapped Chiang needed support Zhang Xueliang Zhang refused – Japanese main threat Chiang kidnapped by Zhang Crucial reprieve for Communists

14. 14 The Sino-Japanese War Japanese launched full invasion 1937 Nationalists lost credibility by trading with Japanese occupiers Nationalist forces almost destroyed the communist New Fourth Army in 1941