Establishment of Communist China 1949 Flashcards

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What was the Chinese Civil War?

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Long wall between the right wing government forces of the Republic of China and left wing People’s liberation Army

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What was the Republic of China called?

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Kuomintang

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What did the People’s liberation Army fight for?

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Chinese Communist Part (CCP)

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Where did the communist find most of their support?

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Among the landless and starving Chinese peasants

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When was there a truce between the two sides?

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During World War II

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What did the Kuomintang battle during WWII?

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Japanese invaders

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What did the communist forces assist in during the World War II?

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Fighting a guerilla war against the Japanese

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What did the Communist also encourage?

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Popular support for the ideology

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Who is the first person to sign the United Nations Charter?

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Chiang Kai-shek

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When was the United Nations Charter signed?

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After the war ended

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How did China become one of the five permanent members of the United Nations security council?

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Signed the United Nations Charter

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What did the USA an attempt to get Chiang to form?

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A coalition government with the Chinese Communist

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Why did the USA attempt to help China?

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To stop the Chinese Civil War from breaking out again

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Did the Chinese Civil War break out again?

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Yes

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15
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Who was defeated during the Chinese Civil War?

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Chiang’s Kuomintang

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What did Chiang’s Kuomintang receive during the Chinese Civil War?

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American aid

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What were the Communist under?

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Mao Zedong

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What did the communist then control?

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Chinese mainland

19
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When was the People’s Republic of China establish?

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1 October 1949

20
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What is the People’s Republic of China referred to as?

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China or Red China

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After the formation of Red China what happened to Kuomintang?

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Chiang return to the island of Taiwan

22
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Who surrendered Taiwan and when?

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Taiwan was surrendered by the Japanese at the end of World War II

23
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What did Kuomintang re-establish in Taiwan?

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Re-established the Republic of China

24
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What is the Taiwan Strait?

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Area of sea between Taiwan and mainland China

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What led to the first and second Taiwan Strait crises?
Number of islands in the Taiwan Strait we distributed by Taiwan and China
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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
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What happened in 1912?
Nationalist revolt overthrew the imperial Manchu dynasty
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Who were the national this increasing the challenge by?
Communist movement
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Who participated in the 10,000 km long March?
The Communist from 1934 to 1935
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What was the long march intention?
To escape the harassment by the nationalist – emergence of Mao a Communist leader
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What is the national this also known as?
Guomindang
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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.
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How many people survived the long march?
One third