China Booklet 3 - Context In 1920s Flashcards
1
Q
What was formed in 1921?
A
CCP
2
Q
What did Chiang Kai-Shek become in 1925?
A
Became leader of the GMD - had military aims, founded the Whampoa military academy
3
Q
What occured in 1924?
A
GMD unified with CCP+Russia to reunify China (United Front)
4
Q
How did GMD betray the CCP in 1927?
A
White Terror betrayal - 5000 communists were executed + 1/4 million dead in Hunan Province
5
Q
What occured in 1930 which showed the rise of Mao Zedong?
A
Futian incident - execution of a battalion of a red army (4000 killed) - showed CCP being ruthless
6
Q
What did the GMD launch between 1929-1934
A
5 Encirclement campaigns to trap the CCP and eliminate them
7
Q
What did the GMD and the CCP do together, showing unity?
A
Norther Expedition
