Chinese Revolution
By Kendra, Riley, Elisabeth, and Maddy
Geography
Organization of Society
The Result
The Guomindang ended up controlling the central government of China. They were led by Jiang Jieshi. The Communists ruled northern and central China. Eventually, the communists took over all of China.
Communist Leaders
Mao Zedong was a peasant who believed that Communism should be applied to peasants rather than merely urban areas. He promised to fix China. From 1934 to 1935, he led the Communists on the Long March. Jiang Jieshi wished to destroy the Communists, so he and the Guomindang attacked the Communists throughout their march. Mao Zedong led his Communists in guerrilla attacks against the Guomindang. Mao instructed his soldiers to be polite to peasants and not destroy their crops. This caused the peasants to support the Communists as opposed to the Guomindang, who had caused them to suffer.
Guomindang Leaders
In 1921, Sun Yixian began a conquest to take over China. He established the Nationalist Party, or the Guomindang, in southern China. He received help from the Soviet Union and joined forces with the Chinese Communist party. He died in 1925, and Jiang Jieshi took control. Jiang didn’t want communism or democracy, but merely wanted to take back and reunite China. In 1926 he led the Northern Expedition in which he took over northern China with the Communists. In 1927 the Communist Party was attacked, starting a 22 year Civil War. Eventually the Communists and Guomindang united against attacks from Japan.
Communism Vs. Guomindang
Leaders
Sun Yixian
Yuan Shikai
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
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