Zedong and many others leading the communists and Chiang Kai-Shek leading the nationalists. Poverty was increasing and China’s debt was very high‚ which made it worse on the already struggling citizens. Even though the struggle over communism and nationalism
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Leader Chiang Kai-shek saw what was happening and grew very worried about Mao’s army. He began to have small attacks on them but was not doing anything to stop Mao’s fighters. Finally‚ Chiang ordered a huge sweep of the country and eliminated any communist influence he could find. By October 1934‚ he had taken over one million communist supporters
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10th grade American history test chapter 18 study guide. Study online atquizlet.com/_cfsic 1. What were two major differences between the governments of U.S. and Soviet Union?: US: Capitalism‚ private citizens controlled almost all economic activity. Voting was done by the people electing a president and a congress from competing political parties. SOVIET UNION: Communism‚ State controlled all property and economic activity. Communist party established a totalitarian government with no
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sponsorship of the communist rebellion in China led to the easy and complete victory over one of the largest countries in the world. This was a complete victory‚ with Chiang Kai-Shek‚ the opposition leader‚ completely pushed out of China and into Taiwan. The U.S. did not manage to contain communism whatsoever‚ and its assistance to Chiang Kai-Shek did not help his victory. The Korean war is yet another example of the U.S. being unable to contain communism‚ even with its own troops. Although the U.S. pushed
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Mao Zedong Mao Zedong was born in Chaochan in Hunan province in 1893. He is considered to be the father of Communist China and along side Sun Yat sen and Chiang Kai Shek played a fundamental part in China’s recent history. He came from a peasant family. His education was hard and he experienced no luxuries same with all the peasants that living in 19th century China. He first became a Marxist while he worked as a library assistant at Peking University. In June 1921‚ he co-founded the Chinese
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population could be used to an advantage. Chiang Kai-Shek later agreed that a longer war would work better in China’s favor. China was able to implement some of its defensive plans before the war broke out and a defensive strategy was being planned. The plan for a protracted war was moderately successful as they were able to persevere during 1937 and years to come. According to Mitter (124)‚ after the fall of Shanghai and with the impending fall of Nanjing‚ Chiang was busy making further plans for the
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founder member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a branch in Hunan. In 1923‚ the Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist party had allied with the CCP to defeat the warlords who controlled much of northern China. Then in 1927‚ the KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek launched an anti-communist
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Kevin Jin Mr. Muldoon Social Studies 11 March 1st‚ 2013 A Man with a Vision: The Life and Contributions of Deng Xiaoping “I don’t care if the cat is black or white‚ I just want it to kill the mice.” - Deng Xiaoping. Deng Xiaoping is considered the most influential individual in terms of his impact on China since Mao Zedong. Along with Mao and Zhou Enlai‚ Deng Xiaoping can be labeled as the key figure in the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party. Dubbed a hero in China with numerous
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The Truman Doctrine consisted of providing support to nations that were democratic in a political‚ military‚ and economical way. President Harry S. Truman made this foreign policy on March 12‚ 1947. This foreign policy was created within the United States and some say that this was the start of The Cold War. The British had informed that they could no longer provide aid to the countries Greece and Turkey because of Communist activities. The Soviet Union threatened Greece and Turkey by communism‚
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to its enormous mass‚ they captured major cities and ports formerly under Chiang’s rule. The Guomindang could do little to stop the advances of the Japanese Imperial Army. Chiang was aware that he needed Western military aid in order to reclaim the cities he had lost in the East. However‚ his retreat to the center left Chiang with a single option for military success: implementing a strategy of guerilla warfare. In reality this was not a viable option for the Guomindang. In his article Origins of
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