essay= communist takeover in china

Question 1

communist appeals to the peasantry: how much land did landlords own?

Answer 1

70% of the land but only made up 10% of the population

Question 2

What was rent often fixed at?

Answer 2

50-80% of the total crops grown

Question 3

who promised land reform?

Answer 3

Mao

Question 4

Japanese Invasion of WWII: when did the Japanese invade China?

Answer 4

1937

Question 5

Who struggled to defeat the Japanese in turn making them look weak?

Answer 5

Jiang

Question 6

Weakness of Jiang: Who didn’t Jiang compare favourably to?

Answer 6

Mao

Question 6

Weakness of Jiang: Who didn’t Jiang compare favourably to?

Answer 6

Mao

Question 7

Wen was Jiang taken prisoner by his own party?

Answer 7

1936

Question 8

who called Jiang ‘peanut’?

Answer 8

General Stillwell- US viewed him as lightweight

Question 9

Who was Mao’s deputy?

Answer 9

Enlai

Question 10

What skills did Mao and Enlai possess?

Answer 10

intellectually able, quick to spot KMT weakness

Question 11

Where did Mao have jurisdiction?

Answer 11

1937= 5 base areas- 12 million people
1945= 19 base areas- over 100 million people