CCP GMD relations after Sun Yat Sen's death Flashcards
How many members did the CCP have in 1927?
57,000
Why did CCP support grow so rapidly after the death of Yat-sen?
Anti-Imperialist sentiment was inflamed between 1925 and 1927. Workers and students were increasingly more attracted to the message of communist agitators
What events lead to the growth of CCP support?
The “May 30 atrocious incident” 1925- 11 men killed by British guards protesting being locked out of their factory by Japanese management in Shanghai
52 died at the protest for the May 30 Martyrs in Guangzhou at the hands of British guards
When was Chiang Kai-shek established as one of the leaders of the GMD? Why?
August 1925- The current leader, Liao Zhongkai was assassinated by right faction power Hu Hanmin
What caused the breakdown of the First United Front? What happened in the breakdown?
20th March 1926- confused plot to kidnap Chiang by a communist officer. Resulted in removal of communists from senior positions in GMD and restricting their involvement in committees. Wang Jingwei and Mikhail Borodin- the leaders of the GMD along with Chiang were sidelined
