Chinese Civil War

Question 1

What was the perceptions of the GMD during the Civil War?

Answer 1

> Impotent due to the failure to halt Japanese invasion
Perceived as oppressive due to heavy taxes, failure to deliver social reforms
No genuine support (only supported by those with power)

Question 2

What was the popular perceptions of the CCP during the Civil War?

Answer 2

> Perceived as patriotic due to the successful guerilla resistance to Japanese invasion
See as competent and response due to mass line and popular reforms

Question 3

What did the CCP’s 1947 Outline Land Law do?

Answer 3

> Abolish the system of feudal exploration (‘Land to the tillers’)
Local peasant associations equally distribute land
‘Speak bitterness’

Question 4

How did the CCP gain military strength?

Answer 4

Soldiers indoctrinated with Communist propaganda.

Three Main Rules and Eight Points of Attention

Question 5

What was hyperinflation like during the Civil War?

Answer 5

By 1949, costs were 300,000 times than in 1937

Question 6

In GMD held cities, how many strikes and protests occurred?

Answer 6

In 1949, there were 4,200 strikes in Shanghai alone.

Question 7

How do the GMD attempt to maintain control?

Answer 7

> Rely on terror, force, and superior numbers

> They seize large areas and leave armies overextended and poorly supported

Question 8

How do the CCP maintain their control?

Answer 8

> Promise of social revolution

> Use of flexible techniques, abandonment of territory when needed to save armies.