Establishment of Communist China 1949 Flashcards
What was the Chinese Civil War?
Long wall between the right wing government forces of the Republic of China and left wing People’s liberation Army
What was the Republic of China called?
Kuomintang
What did the People’s liberation Army fight for?
Chinese Communist Part (CCP)
Where did the communist find most of their support?
Among the landless and starving Chinese peasants
When was there a truce between the two sides?
During World War II
What did the Kuomintang battle during WWII?
Japanese invaders
What did the communist forces assist in during the World War II?
Fighting a guerilla war against the Japanese
What did the Communist also encourage?
Popular support for the ideology
Who is the first person to sign the United Nations Charter?
Chiang Kai-shek
When was the United Nations Charter signed?
After the war ended
How did China become one of the five permanent members of the United Nations security council?
Signed the United Nations Charter
What did the USA an attempt to get Chiang to form?
A coalition government with the Chinese Communist
Why did the USA attempt to help China?
To stop the Chinese Civil War from breaking out again
Did the Chinese Civil War break out again?
Yes
Who was defeated during the Chinese Civil War?
Chiang’s Kuomintang
What did Chiang’s Kuomintang receive during the Chinese Civil War?
American aid
What were the Communist under?
Mao Zedong
What did the communist then control?
Chinese mainland
When was the People’s Republic of China establish?
1 October 1949
What is the People’s Republic of China referred to as?
China or Red China
After the formation of Red China what happened to Kuomintang?
Chiang return to the island of Taiwan
Who surrendered Taiwan and when?
Taiwan was surrendered by the Japanese at the end of World War II
What did Kuomintang re-establish in Taiwan?
Re-established the Republic of China
What is the Taiwan Strait?
Area of sea between Taiwan and mainland China
What led to the first and second Taiwan Strait crises?
Number of islands in the Taiwan Strait we distributed by Taiwan and China
What did Mao object to in terms of the UN Security Council?
The Chinese seat in the UN continuing to be held by Chiang’s Taiwan
What happened in 1912?
Nationalist revolt overthrew the imperial Manchu dynasty
Who were the national this increasing the challenge by?
Communist movement
Who participated in the 10,000 km long March?
The Communist from 1934 to 1935
What was the long march intention?
To escape the harassment by the nationalist – emergence of Mao a Communist leader
What is the national this also known as?
Guomindang
What was the Long March?
The Communist army reached a new base in Northwest China. Dangerous journey because the marches more of an attack by their enemies in the national this army.
How many people survived the long march?
One third
