the marshall mission Flashcards
when was general george marshall send on a mission to china?
december 1945
what was general george marshall mission?
to mediate between the two sides of the conflict
what did marshal persuade both sides to agree too and when?
a ceasefire in january 1946
what did marshal pressure jieng into calling?
a political conference to discuss the future government of china
what did the conference reach the conclusion of?
agreement of a constitution
what happened with the constitution signed by jieng and mao by the marshal mission?
it immediately fell apart as soon as it was signed
why did the constitution signed by jieng and mao fall apart again?
jieng tried to change the agreement
what did jieng try to change the agreement too?
create an autocratic form of government headed by him
when did fighting flare up again, after the constitution completely fell apart?
1946 in manchuria, then spreading to northern and central china
what did marshal therefore do, when the constitution fell apart and fighting continued as a threat to jieng?
withhold american aid from nationalists, forcing him to sign a ceasefire
how long did the small ceasefire last?
15 days
why did the small lasting ceasefire benefit the communists?
gave them time to regroup and stop most of GMD attacks in manchuria
what did jieng jieshi describe signing the ceasefire as?
‘most grevious mistake’
what was the divided american military commanders opinion on china?
half military commanders - favourably on mao and the CCP
other half military commanders - wanted an alliance with jieng
what did the USA think about the civil war?
did not want civil war, after the sino japanese war and second world war commencing
what are two adjectives to describe the american policy towards china?
confusing and inconsistent
