CHINA AOS 1 Flashcards
how many communists were killed in the shanghai massacre?
5000-10000
dates of northern expedition?
1926-28
dates of first united front?
1923-1927
when was the nationalist decade?
1927-37
what were the challenges of the nationalist decade?
- the economy
- taxation
- corruption
how many communists started the long march?
100,000
what was the xian incident?
GMD officials kidnap Jiang for fighting communists rather than the japanese
what did the xian incident lead to?
the second united front
what were the land and tax reforms in yan’an
Surplus land taken from landlords and distributed to poor peasants
what was the social reform achieved in Yan’an
literacy rates increased from 1% in 1936 to 50% 1943
how did mao consolidate his ideology in yan’an?
The elimination of political opponents Through the rectification campaigns, maoist thought. Those who were unreliable subject to struggle sessions
(Long march) “March north to-
fight the japanese” MAO
how many killed in the rape of nanjing?
100,000 killed
why did the GMD lose the civil war?
army forces weak from war, low morale and suffered the three dont cares - to fight, about the people, about myself
“we will give Jiang Yan’an…
he will give us china” - MAO
jiang jieshi: “the japanese are a disease of the skin…
the communists are a disease of the heart”
the long march was: “the biggest…
armed propaghanda tour in history” - snow
what years were the long march?
1934 -1935
why did china have a revolution in 1911?
- foreign influences
- peasant rebellions
- reactionary leadership
what was the may 4th movement?
protests and strikes against imperialism
when was the first united front?
3 may 1923
when was the shanghai massacre?
april 1927
dates of second united front?
1937 - 1941
how many chinese soldiors killed in sino-japanese war
3 million
“at yan’an, mao developed his ideas…
and ruthlessly imposed them upon the party” - lynch
“policical power grows out…
the barrel of a gun” - mao (red army)
what were the dates of the second united front?
1937-1941
when was the shanghair massacre?
april 1927
what years were the long march?
1934-1935
how many were killed in the rape of nanjing?
100,000
how many chinese soldiors killed in sino-japanese war
3 million
what did the literacy rates in yanan increase from and to?
1% in 1936 to 50% in 1943
