Mao 10.2

Question 1

3 major events, that increased Mao’s prominence and support in CCP

Answer 1

Leadership during:
1. The Long March (1934-35) 2. The Yan’an Soviet (1936-1949)
Power shift:
3. Zunyi conference (Jan 1935)

Question 2

By the mid-1940…

Answer 2

By the mid-1940s Mao had become the party’s political, military and ideological leader.