establishment of xian incident Flashcards
when was the sino japanese war?
1937 - 1945
what day did fighting break out between the japanese and the chinese on the marco polo bridge?
7 july 1937
what excuse did the japanese use to attack the chinese
when the japanese were conducting night exercises, one soldier went missing.
chinese soldiers were not involved in his disappearance
what did jieng jieshi declare when the japanese launched full assault on beijing?
jieng jieshi declare full scale war against japan
what was the specific view jieng jieshi had on the communists and the japanese?
japanese - ‘disease of the skin’ - external threat
communist - ‘disease of the heart’ - internal threat
what did jieng jieshi strongly believe about the communists during the sino-japanese war?
communists represented far greater danger to china than the japanese
in xian, december 1936 what did young marshal (one of jieng jieshis military commanders) do to him?
he was taken as prisoner by young marshal, he should be executed.
why did the communists and young marshal decide not to execute jieng jieshi?
jieng jieshi was only man capable of leading the country in a war against japanese
what did jieng jieshi have to agree on to avoid execution?
second united front with the communists
when was the second united front agreed between the CCP and GMD?
aftermath of marco polo bridge accident in july 1937
what were the main agreements in the second united front
- CCP accept jieng jieshis leadership
- GMD and CCP forces had to co-ordinate their efforts in war against japanese
- GMD to end repression of the CCP
