The Chinese Civil War VCE History Revolutions Unit 4: The Chinese Revolution

Area of Study 1: Causes of Revolution

Image Analysis – Li Hua ‘Raging Tide’ (1947)

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What grievance is expressed in this image, and what revolutionary ideas might address it?________________________________________

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What grievance is expressed in this image, and what revolutionary ideas might address it?________________________________________

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Why has the artist chosen this as the final image in the series?________________________________________

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Interpretations of the Communist VictoryKey Questions1) Below are three historians’ interpretations of the reasons for the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War of 1946-49. Explain each view in your own words, and supply evidence which supports each view.

a. Maurice Meisner“Victory came on the basis of a massive popular social revolution that involved the active and meaningful support and participation of tens of millions of peasants.”

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b. John King Fairbank“For Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists to lose the civil war was a remarkable achievement. The reasons they lost were both stupidity on the battlefield and incompetence behind the lines.”

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c. Michael Lynch“By the time the Japanese war ended in 1945 the CCP had, in effect, won the civil war... Against Chiang's corruption, factionalism, detachment from China's fundamental needs, and dependence on foreign aid, Mao could offer involvement in the genuine aspirations of the nation, sympathy with the masses, and a nationalist resistance to the enemy.”

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Source Analysis Shěn Yáoyī, Dèng Jiājū, Zhāng Rǔwéi and Guān Chángjiāng, ‘Peaceful liberation of Beijing’ (1977)

a. Identify two social groups depicted in the image.2 marks

b. Identify two features of the image which suggest widespread support for the Communists.2 marks

c. By referring to parts of the image and using your own knowledge, explain the main differences between the Communist and Guomindang armies during the Chinese Civil War.

6 marksd. Evaluate the usefulness of this painting in understanding the reasons for the Communist victory in

the Chinese Civil War of 1946-49.In your response, refer to parts of the image and to other views of the Communist victory.

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