4, civil war 1945-1946

Question 1

divisions of china

Answer 1

Jiang not cocontrol much of China

Japan in north, gmd south and west

Communist countryide north and east

Soviets Manchuria

Question 2

Jiang recognized as legitimate government by foreign powers

Answer 2

right to take surrendered Japanese forces used thema against communists, aircrafts transport 500,000 nationalist troops north to get to surrendered but also in communist area

Question 3

Usa and Ussr want to avoid civil war

Answer 3

MAO agrees to meet jiang important for propaganda to be seen trying to avoid civil war American ambassador personally escort Mao, ceasefire was supposed to have happened fight continued both agree: democratic political system free elections, release political prisoners, a unified military force, elections for a national assembly
Difficult to agree details over who controls military

Jiang almost immediately sent forces into Manchuria, stallin orders communists hand over Manchuria to nationalists

Question 4

Stalin gave huge amounts of weapons

Answer 4

confiscated from the red army to ccp in Manchuria and delayed withdrawing so cpp could establish in countrysides’ not want to

be drawn into civil war but continuous fighting would keep China weak an prone to intervention

Question 5

Truman sends general george marshall

Answer 5

agree to ceasfire pressure jiang to discuss future agreement on the constitution almsot fell apart imediately when tried to change it so other parties withdrew

Fight spread to central china, marshall threatens america withdraw aid forces jiang to agree to ceasfire only last 15 days, let CCP regroup jiang ‘most grievous mistake’

Question 6

Military stregths vs weaknesses

Answer 6

Gmd experienced in convential attacks vs cpp guerilla

Gmd large well equiped vs given red army weapons, smaller and tight knit

Controlled large areas vs smaller

Ill diciplined vs well and follow mao thought

Tacticfullyweak vs good tacticss

Political differences gmd one true national party vs party of the people

Control central government claim patriotic fight against japan

Divided by factional rivals vs united by mao leadership

Corrupt and inefficient vs involved peasants

Not fullfill 3 principles vs ccp troops spread propaganda

Nationalists start with huge advantage had an airforce unlike ccp and ccp control much less people