the reasons for communist success

Question 1

how many phases were there in the chinese civil war?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

what was phase 1 of the civil war?

Answer 2

GMD in main power

Question 3

what was phase 2 of the civil war?

Answer 3

communists started using guerrilla warfare

Question 4

what was phase 3 of the civil war?

Answer 4

most of china under communist control

Question 5

after civil war was ending as communist was in strong control, what did mao call and where?

Answer 5

a political conference in beijing

Question 6

what did the conference result in?

Answer 6

the peoples republic of china - new government made by mao

Question 7

what date did mao declare the establishment of the new peoples republic of china?

Answer 7

1 october 1949

Question 8

where did mao declare the establishment of his new government?

Answer 8

beijing

Question 9

what was the victory for the communists called?

Answer 9

military victory

Question 10

what two things did mao strongly establish to make the victory as military one?

Answer 10

tactics and strategy

Question 11

over the course of the war, what happened to the nationalists?

Answer 11

they were weakened

Question 12

what warfare did the communists use?

Answer 12

guerrilla warfare

Question 13

what did the communists dominant?

Answer 13

rural areas

Question 14

what description is commonly referred too, explaining the communists and nationalists during the civil war?

Answer 14

the tiger and elephant.
elephant would win because of size
tiger kept attacking and then running, allowed him to win

Question 15

what did the PLA troops operate with?

Answer 15

tactical flexibility

Question 16

the morale among the PLA troops were what?

Answer 16

extremely motivated

Question 17

what did mao continually push on the solders of his army PLA?

Answer 17

discipline and to treat the civilian population with respect

Question 18

what did mao explain to the PLA how the civilians are?

Answer 18

‘the army and people are one’

Question 19

how did mao military leadership benefit him?

Answer 19

he had a military commander of outstanding ability

Question 20

did the nationalists face mounting problems as the war progressed?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

what were the 3 main weaknesses of the nationalists?

Answer 21

1. troops spread too thinly
2. not enough supply’s
3. highly vulnerable to communists guerrilla warfare

Question 22

what was jieng jieng as a military leader?

Answer 22

poor military leader.

Question 23

jieng jieng was extremely suspicious of his commanders, what did he do?

Answer 23

tried to control what his commanders were doing on the battlefield

Question 24

what were GMD soldiers and forces like?

Answer 24

lacked fighting spirit

Question 25

what did the nationalists troops gain a reputation of?

Answer 25

brutality and ill-discipline

Question 26

what was one of mao big determinations?

Answer 26

ensure his political line - mao zedong thought was being followed

Question 27

what was maos new form of government made up of?

Answer 27

elements of both dictatorship and democracy

Question 28

what was crucial to mao?

Answer 28

support of peasants

Question 29

where was the base of communist supporters?

Answer 29

countryside rural areas

Question 30

what was a main tool to build support?

Answer 30

propaganda - of the PLA troops spread

Question 31

what did the CCP stress?

Answer 31

their promise to bring democracy and social reform to china

Question 32

what main political weakness did jieng jieshi have?

Answer 32

failure to stick to his three principles. it gained him mass support for party in 1920s and 1930s failure lost him support