# 37-Crash Course World History Video Notes: Communists‚ Nationalists‚ and China’s Revolutions 1. The 20th century was pretty big for China because it saw not one but two revolutions: one in 1911 and the more famous _____________ revolution of 1949. 2. So as you know doubt recall China lost the Opium wars in the 19th century‚ resulting in European domination‚ __________ ___ _____________‚ et cetera‚ all of which was deeply embarrassing to the Qing dynasty and led to calls for reform. 3. One strand
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Devon years later‚ it looks little and unintimidating. The tree is a symbol of carefree happiness and fears of the boys growing into men‚ and in time men can leave those worries behind. Allusions: The Iliad by Homer- The boys Lazarus- Chiang Kai-Shek- Summary: * After fifteen years‚ Gene Forrester returns to the Devon School of New Hampshire‚ a school he attended in high school. He revisits two major spots in the school: the tree by the river and the marble staircase. * Flashback
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the Sino-Japanese war explain why the situation did not change after US intervention‚ and without these events the nature of the conflict for China could have been much more positive. An example of such an event is the Xian incident in 1936; Chiang Kai-Shek was kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang and put under house arrest‚ forcing to fight the Japanese instead of the CCP. The CCP before this point had just completed the long march. Due to this it is possible that the GMD would have defeated the CCP at this
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Murphy’s Discussion of the Nationalist Movement Nationalism in Asia was a product of modernization. Nationalism in Asia has been a response to‚ or a resistance against imperialist dominance by means of modernization and revolution. Asian nationalist movements can be broken down into two waves‚ the establishment and rise of nationalism. The establishment of Indian National Congress in 1885 by a large group of nationalist due to unfair treatment by Britain was the first sign of Asian nationalism
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Korea divided between Russian/US zone b. Taiwan returned to China - ruled by Chiang Kai Shek c. US regained Philippines‚ pledged quick turnover w/ bases d. Europeans retook control of Vietnam‚ Malay and Indonesia e. Japan occupied by US forces B. New Divisions and the End of Empires i. Decolonization led to independence for Malaya‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines ii. Taiwan ruled by Chiang Kai Shek‚ mainland to Mao a. Taiwan emergs as separate republic iii. US intervention
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successful for a little while but afar his death his party formed an alliance with the communist party. Jiang Jieshi(1887-1975) Guomindang is the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan. Jiang was a military and political leader in the 20th century‚ he was a very close ally with Sun Yixian. He figured out that he wanted
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regular troops almost tripled the number of CPC’s troops (2.800.000 to 800.000). Furthermore‚ KMT had and air force experienced in conventional fighting‚ able to take initiative in the early stages ‚ and experienced in terms of war leaders like Chiang Kai-shek . On the other hand‚ CPC forces had no aircrafts and soldiers were poorly equipped. However‚ it is important to mention that CPC forces had a great advantage of guerilla warfare‚ with over two million militias engaging in an active warfare by
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There were many different reasons resulting in communist victory after the War against Japan in 1945.The last phase of the Chinese Civil War‚ lasted from 1945 to 1949. At the time‚ the CCP‚ led by Mao Zedong‚ and the GMD led by Chiang Kai Shek‚ were vying for power to lead the whole of China. To begin with the GMD had the advantage with support from the United States‚ who provided advanced weaponry as well as financial aid through its Marshall Plan Scheme. It was officially accepted as the real government
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history. It was a war that would change the course of China and its future. The Chinese Civil war was a war between the Communists (CCP) led by Mao Tse Tung and the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai Shek. The Chinese Civil War finally ended in 1949 after several years of war‚ the Communists had managed to gain control and Chiang had fled to Taiwan. This essay will be focused on analysing the reason for the communist victory in 1949 and how much of a role did Mao Tse Tung play in this. However before we
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among sections of the Chinese intelligentsia. Section III of course 1921 Formation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Communist International (COMINTERN) plays important role. 1924-1927 First United Front between the Guomindang‚ (headed by CHIANG KAI-SHEK after 1926) and the CCP. 1927-1934 Exile and valuable practical experience for Chinese communists such as Mao Zedong in rural areas‚ for example with the formation of the JIANGXI Soviet . 1934-35 LONG MARCH and a new base in North-West China‚
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