Chinese Civil WarJacob Bugden and Bobo Gong

video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCEeC4f6ts

When watching the video write down one or more points

that you learnt and share with the class

Background Last Dynasty of China Fell 1912 The warlord Era

The land was divided up by different powerful individuals with their own armies

The formation of the Nationalist Chinese (KMT)

Wanted to reunify China

Needed help from foreign powers

Soviet Union agreed to help by sending aid 1921

Established Communist Party of China (CPC)

CPC had 300 members in1922

KMT had 50,000 in 1923

The Northern Expedition

Chiang Kai-Sek was appointed the KMT’s leader in 1925

The first campaign began in 1926.

The objective was to unify China by ending rule to the

local war lords

The expedition ended in 1928 with the help of CPC, KMT

defeated the local warlords resulted in what is known as

the reunification of China

Shanghai Massacre April 7, 1927, KMT leaders held a meeting about communist

activities

Concluded with removing the communists from the party

On April 12th fighting broke out between CPC and KMT

Hundred of CPC members were arrested and executed

Resulting in a split between right and left wing KMT

3 capitals in China, Beijing (CPC), Wuhan (left wing), and Nanjing (right wing)

At the time, Right Wing Government KMT was the only legitimate government regarded by foreign powers

Second Sino-Japanese war

In 1937 Japan began a full scale invasion of China

China was in a chaotic state making it perfect for the

Japanese

The KMT did not join with CPC because it thought the

CPC was a threat

Beijing fell in 1937

The end of the war

KMT were defeated because of many reasons. The biggest

one was corruption. The CPC also told the poor peasants

that they could have the farmland of their former warlords

which made them very popular. To this day there has been

no peace treaty signed but there are tensions between

China and the Nationalist Party.

Quiz

There is a quiz on kahoot for everyone to do.

References

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz238352bd9b0.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War

http://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/chinese-civil-

war/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/chinese_civil

_war.php

http://totallyhistory.com/chinese-civil-war/