Topic 11: Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars - C4 - Chinese Civil War Flashcards
Causes
Territorial
Economic
Ideological
Political
Economic
Peasants and Subsistence Farming
Inequality and Poverty
Impact of Warlordism
Inflation and Corruption in the government (weakened Manchu regime)
Foreign Exploitation
Ideological
Taiping Rebellion 1850-64
Self-Strengthening Movement 1861-1895
Boxer Rebellion 1899
White Terror April 1927
Communism vs. Nationalism
Influence of Foreign Ideologies (USSR,Marx)
Political
Foreign Explotation
Failure of Central Authority
Struggle for Legitimacy
Yuan
GMD is established
Territorial
Control of Strategic Areas
Fragmentation, Lack of Unity and Warlordism
May the Fourth Movement
The First United Front
Northern Expedition
Practice and Outcomes (Events-Who won and why?)
Guerilla
Mobilisation of human & economic resources
Foreign Intervention
Leadership
Guerilla
Guerrilla tactics
Mobilization of Peasants
Hit-and-Run Tactics
Flexible and Adaptive Approach
Sustained Pressure and Expansion
Mobilisation of human & economic resources
The mobilisation of encirclement was an overall failure for the GMD
The Long March
The Luding Bridge
After the CCP arrives in Ya’an Shaanxi 1935
The Sino-Japanese War on the GMD
Self-Sufficiency Programs
War Economy
Control Over Resource-Rich Areas
Foreign Intervention
USSR Support for the CCP
US Army Dixie Mission July 1944-March 1947
US Support for the GMD
Leadership
Jiang Jieshi:
Military Background
Strong centralized control
Anti-Communism
Dependence on Foreign Aid
Mao Zedong
Peasant-Based Strategy
Guerrilla Warfare Tactics
Political education and morale
Adaptability
Charisma
Effects (Results,Consequences)
Political
Economic
Social
Political
Consolidation of Communist Power (One-part state)
International Relations
PRC with the Soviet bloc (Globalisation of the Cold War)
Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations
Economic
Land and Industrial Reforms
Nationalisation of Economy
Economic Isolation
The Great Terror
Social
3.5 mil killed
Social Mobility and Equality
Religious Revolution
Education and Healthcare:
Cultural Revolution
Positive impact on Women - Marriage LAw 1950