China Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
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What year did the Chinese Civil War officially end?

A

1949

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2
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True or False: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was founded in 1921.

A

True

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3
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Fill in the blank: The leader of the CCP during the fall to communism was _____.

A

Mao Zedong

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4
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Which two parties were primarily involved in the Chinese Civil War?

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT)

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5
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What was the main ideology promoted by the Chinese Communist Party?

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Marxism-Leninism

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6
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What was the primary reason for the KMT’s loss to the CCP?

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Corruption and loss of popular support

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Short Answer: What was the significance of the Long March in the context of the CCP’s rise?

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It solidified Mao Zedong’s leadership and helped the CCP gain support.

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8
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4 reasons china fell to communism in 1949

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Weakness of the kmt (economic mismanagement land reform)

CCP leadership promised land reforms and conditions for the peasants

Japanese invasion ww2 weakened the kmt

After ww2 Chinese civil war and soviet support ruled north china

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9
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When did the Chinese civil war take place?

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1946-1949 following the end of the Second World War.

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10
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Who was the leader of the Chinese communist party (ccp)

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Mao ze dong

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11
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Who was the leader of the Chinese nationalist party (GMD) ?

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Chiang Kai - Shek

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Problems for China at the end of the civil war in 1949

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Before the taking over of the communist China had no real centralized government structure.

It was an incredibly diverse country with many ethnicities and religions

Poverty was also a big problem for their majority of population

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13
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Support for the Chinese communists

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Limited support in certain regions

Supported due to their promises of land reform

Supported within the workers and peasants of China

Bigger cities and in more urban business areas there was far less suppport.

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14
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Chinese society

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Rural impoverished peasant class accounted for up to 80 percent of the Chinese population

Women were seen as an underclass in society and unable to own property in China

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15
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Rise of Jiang Jieshi

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Official leader of China from 1927 until 1949.

Turmoil was exploited by regional warlords and Jiang Jieshi mobilised the troops to suppress the warlords and bring stability to China after a period of instability due to those who seized power.

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16
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How did the USA support Jiang Jieshi

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Showed willingness to resource the efforts of the lot by providing military expertise and weapons.

17
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Weaknesses of the KMT

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Favoured industrialists ,bankers and landowners.

Industrial conditions appeared to worsen.

Early 1930s KMT were slow to react to draughts and harvests.

Where not able to deal with Japan as well as the cpp