UNIT 2 Flashcards
when was the start of 5th extermination campaign by Chiang
september 1933
how many soldiers confronted each other
50,000 soldiers confronted 5000,000 of Chiangs army
whos tactics did Chiang use
general Hans
when was battle of Guanchang
april 1934
battle of Guanchang details
- reds lots 8000 sodliers
- half territory
- abandoned Maos strategy
when was start of long march
16th october 1934
occupation of Ruijin
November 1934
Xiang river battle
Nov- december
how many soldiers did reds lose at Xiang river battle
40,000
who did reds blame loss on
Otto Braun
Zunyi meeting date
January 1935
which leaders did Mao attack
Po Ku and Otto Braun
cossing of Yangtze river
1935
arrival at Ya’an in Shanxi Province
October 1935
how many reds arrived at Shanxi province
less than 7000 of original
what did the March enable
survival of CCP and new base establishment
how much did Red membership fall too
300,000 to 40,00
who did Mao establish dominance over
Zhou Enlai
what did Mao do to eliminate rivals
regular purges
why did Zhou Enlai lose to Mao
lacked appetite for power
who was in war with China
Japan
who was forced into 2nd United front
Chiang
why were Japan unable to seize countryside
country is too big
what was Japan weakened by
guerilla tactics
why did Japan not control all China
lacked manpower
how many Chinese were killed with war with Japan
over 20 million Chinese
Japanses invasion of Manchuria
September 1931
Japanese attack on Shanghai
January 1932
Xián incident
December 1936
how was Chiang forced to ally with CCP, leading to 2nd front
Chiang
what triggered occupation of Beijing and full scale war
Marco Polo Bridge
Rape of Nanking
1937
how many Chinese troops killed by Japanses
300,000
Establishment of Nationalist Capital at Chongqing
1938
which area was heavily bombed by Japan
Chongquin
Nationalist Defeat of Japanese at Changsha
1939
Communist 100 Regiments Offensive
1940
how many red army troops attacked railways
200,000
New Fourth Army Incident
1941
what ended 2nd United front
New fourth army incident
- communist ambushed by nationalists
when was pearl harbour
december 1941
who captured Changsha and occupied all SE china
Japan
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 1945
what were nationalists accused for
avoiding conflict
who declared war on Japan first
communists
why did Mao want to start war
exhaust nationalist resources
what was the communist slogan
chinese do not fight chinese
when were the Hundred Regiments Offensive
1940
how mant battles were communists not involved in
22 main battles
how much china casualities were communists
3%
who occupied territory that Japan left behind
communists
why did allies limit aid
they felt Chiang as wasting resources by continuing to fight with the communists
when did Burma road close
1942
soviet occupation of manchuria
August 1945
who airlifted nationalist forces into Nothern china
US
Truce arranged by general Marshall
December 1945
what gave crucial time for communists to rebuild, and equip red army
the truce
start of civil war
June 1946
how big was the nationalist army
3 million
seizure of red capital of Ya’an by nationalists
March 1947
communist counter attack
Mid 1947
Liaoshen camapagin - detail
communist capture of Shenyang and occupation of North East
how long was communist siege
6 months
who gained tanks and artillery
reds
fall of Beijing
January 1949
Huai- Hai campaign
Nov- Jan 1949
Huai- Hai campaign- DETAILS
- communists took control of north of Yangtze
- nationalists lost 500,000
communist occupation of Nationalist cappital Nanking
April 1949
Proclamation of People’s Republic of China
1st october 1949
where did nationalists flee too
Taiwan
how many soldiers did the Soivets provide for reds
200,000
who was one communist agent who had infiltrated nationalist army
Wei Li-Huang
who was a key general and Maos Ally
Lin Biao
