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Chinese Communism

Chinese Communism. The start of Red China. Beginnings. In 1920s the government of China was the Guomindang, which included some communists In 1921 the Chinese Communist Party was started but the Guomindang stayed in power under orders of Joseph Stalin

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Chinese Communism

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  1. Chinese Communism The start of Red China

  2. Beginnings • In 1920s the government of China was the Guomindang, which included some communists • In 1921 the Chinese Communist Party was started but the Guomindang stayed in power under orders of Joseph Stalin • Mass arrests of communists in the late 1920s stirred them up—many fled to the mountains • Among those who escaped was Mao Zedong

  3. Mao Zedong • A man of action, prone to violence • Discovered the works of Marx and joined the Communist Party • He planned to redistribute land from the wealthier to the poorer peasants—this goes against traditional Marx thought, which places emphasis on industrial workers • An advocate of women’s equality (banned foot-binding, allowed divorce, etc.) • Pursued by the Guomindang, the Communists fled still further to a remote province—The Long March (6000 miles in one year; started with 100,000, ended with 4000.)

  4. The Sino-Japanese War • 1937 Japan attacked China near Beijing; United States and League of Nations shook their fingers in protest • Chinese fought bravely but lost to bigger planes, bombs, and thousands of deaths • Ultimately, Japan determined the war was too much of a drain on resources and they were too dependent on US steel and machinery (ironic…) • Almost a million died, 20,000 women raped, 12.5 million made homeless… • Chinese government, led by Chaing Kai-shek fled to the mountains and a contest between them and the Communists led by Mao Zedong ensued

  5. Chinese Civil War • Japan surrendered in World War II 1945 • US gave millions of dollars of aid to China, urging cooperation with the Communists • American aid was used to prepare for civil war • Fighting intensified, US backing Guomindang, Japan supplying the Communists • By 1949, the Guomindang was defeated and the Communist Party under Mao Zedong rose to power, creating The People’s Republic of China

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